DepartmentLatin America
WHISTLE
NameWhistle
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/16 x 9 13/16 x 2 1/4 in. (20.5 x 25 x 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.543.
Object numberA.1979.3.543
DescriptionA ceramic whistle in the shape of a dog. The dog is standing on all fours, has a pointed snout and ears, round eyes are incised and the clay is black and burnished. The whistle is at the tail of the animal.
