DepartmentEurope

Goat Whistle

NameWhistle

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (5.5 x 2.9 x 4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.239.

Object numberA.1980.57.239

DescriptionHand-built ceramic whistle in the shape of a goat. It is slip-coated with a white chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. It has yellow horns with gold leaf, black features, ears and beard. It is decorated with circle and ring motifs and stands on two front legs and the end of the body forms the mouthpiece