DepartmentLatin America
WHISTLE
NameWhistle
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 x 7 9/16 x 2 1/4 in. (13 x 19.2 x 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.548.
Object numberA.1979.3.548
DescriptionHand-built ceramic whistle in the shape of a dog. The ceramic is black and burnished and the whistle mouth piece is on top of the tail. Incised hair marks all over the body and the dog has a long tail and ears.
