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WHISTLE
WHISTLE
WHISTLE
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

WHISTLE

NameWHISTLE
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 16 15/16 x 26 3/8 x 2 7/8 in. (43 x 67 x 7.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.496X
Object numberA.1979.3.496X
DescriptionCeramic whistles in the shape of musicians. The musicians are men, seated, each playing a different instrument. The figures are hand-built, black, burnished, and have stamped decoration.
WHISTLE
CA 1960, STAFF
MUSICIAN
Teodora Blanco
1969, A. GIRARD
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF
Bull Fight
Francisco Ugho
ca. 1985
Musicians
late 1980s- 1990s
Seven-piece band whistles
Mistério Filho
1980s
Wedding Party
Adam Wydra
1999
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Musicians
Amelia de Carrero
ca. 2005
Musician figures
CA 1965, STAFF