DepartmentLatin America
Whistle in the shape of an insect
NameWhistle
Artist
José Celestino da Silva
((Zé Celestino))
Date1980s - 1990s
Place madeJuazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil, South America
MediumWood, foam
Dimensions1 11/16 × 3 3/8 × 2 5/16 in. (4.3 × 8.5 × 5.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice
Object numberA.2013.31.4
DescriptionHand-carved wooden grasshopper-like insect with three legs on each side and small holes on each side and on bottom so object can serve as a whistle. White foam cylindrical piece inside provides trilling sound. Signed ZE CELESTINO on bottom.
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