DepartmentLatin America
WHISTLE
NameWhistle
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/16 x 6 11/16 x 2 1/4 in. (31 x 17 x 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.541X
Object numberA.1979.3.541X
DescriptionA ceramic figure wearing a large semi-circular headdress. The figure is seated on a footed base and is decorated with applied clay decorations. The ceramic is all black, burnished, and the whistle is at the base.