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Whistle, violin player
Whistle, violin player
Whistle, violin player
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Whistle, violin player

NameWhistle
Maker Maria Ochoa Ochante (Peruvian, died 1952)
Datec. 1947
Place madeHuanta, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic, slip
Dimensions4 7/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. (11.3 × 6 × 6.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.439
Object numberA.1979.32.439
DescriptionFigure playing the violin and wearing a hat with brim. Hand modeled with incised decoration and yellow pigment.
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