We examine Late and Terminal Classic (c. 600–950 CE) Maya ceramic figurine whistles from Ceibal, Guatemala, as materials of socialization. The figurines are mold-made and represent repeating characters, including humans, animals, and supernaturals. Based on mortuary and other contextual evidence, we argue that they were used for household performances among adults and children. Figurines were everyday objects, used in ritualized and nonritualized activities. They were played and played with by children. The cast of characters represented in the figurine whistles was determined by adults and tells us about dominant ideologies, including gender and beauty norms. As agents of socialization, children could have reimagined or subverted narratives around these objects. However, the materiality of the figurines limited play and shaped social structures that persisted for centuries.

我们研究了来自危地马拉塞巴尔的晚期和晚期经典（约公元 600-950 年）玛雅陶瓷雕像口哨，作为社交材料。这些雕像是模制的，代表着重复的角色，包括人类、动物和超自然现象。根据太平间和其他背景证据，我们认为它们被用于成人和儿童的家庭表演。雕像是日常用品，用于仪式化和非仪式化的活动。它们被孩子们玩耍着。雕像口哨中所代表的人物角色是由成年人决定的，告诉我们主流意识形态，包括性别和美丽规范。作为社会化的推动者，儿童可以重新想象或颠覆围绕这些物体的叙述。然而，雕像的物质性限制了游戏并塑造了持续几个世纪的社会结构。