A terracotta figure of a seated male drummer. He wears a pointed cap, ear plugs and a necklace, and he sits with both hands resting on the edge of the drum.
 
Pre-Columbian Colima culture, West-Mexico: Circa 100 BC - 250 AD.
 
Condition: Missing a portion of the necklace, and with a small chip to the rear, otherwise complete and intact.
Height: 14.5 cms (5.7 ins)
 
Provenance: US. private collection. Ex. Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, 1950's - 1960's, collection #'s: WC155, 91.97, F77 & RH.03.395.
 
For a similar sculpture, see fig 143 O: Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico, A catalogue of the Proctor Stafford Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: by Kan, Meighan and Nicholson.