DepartmentLatin America
WHISTLE
NameWhistle
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/16 x 6 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (18.3 x 17.5 x 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.546
Object numberA.1979.3.546
DescriptionHand-built ceramic whistle in the shape of a horse. The ceramic is black and burnished. The whistle has an incised name and facial features, a short tail, extended mouth piece on the left hip.