DepartmentLatin America

WHISTLE

NameWhistle

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 10 13/16 x 4 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (27.5 x 11.1 x 6.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.512X

Object numberA.1979.3.512X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMold-made ceramic whistles in the shape of angels. The whistles are all black and burnished, standing on a footed base where the whistle is located. The angels have their hands folded in prayer. Applied decoration on the angels. Alexander Girard applied Plaster of Paris on the bases which covers the whistle.