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Tripod animal whistles
Tripod animal whistles
Tripod animal whistles
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Tripod animal whistles

NameWhistle
CulturePurépecha; Tarascan
DateCA 1965, STAFF
Place madeOcumicho, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 9/16 x 6 7/8 x 15 1/16 in. (9 x 17.5 x 38.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.256X
Object numberA.1979.3.256X
DescriptionTripod animals painted 2 colors, accents at eyes and neck. Mouthpiece is tail.
Carousel
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
ANIMAL
CA 1963, STAFF
WHISTLE
CA 1960, STAFF
WHISTLE
CA 1960, STAFF
Bird whistles
CA 1958, STAFF
Animal whistles
Leoncio Tineo Ochoa
c. 1958
WHISTLE BANK
CA 1960, STAFF
Animals
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1934
ANIMAL
CA 1963, STAFF
Ceramic whistle, bird
Armando Landel
1979, C. Cerny