Figural whistles

NameWhistles; Nativity Figures

Maker Leoncio Tineo Ochoa (Peruvian, 1924 - 1996)

Datec. 1958

Place madeHuanta, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumCeramic, slip

Dimensions6 1/2 × 2 9/16 × 2 15/16 in. (16.5 × 6.5 × 7.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.401X

Object numberA.1979.32.401X

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionFive male figures, four seated, one possibly standing. All wear or hold a hat. One old man leans on a staff, one holds bowl and spoon in lap, two are removing caps, one is clapping. All have incised features and fingers. Slip painted in brown, gold, white on orange ceramic.