DepartmentLatin America
Figural whistle, Mama Juanita en el Pueblo de Fantasmas / Mama Juanita in the Village of Ghosts
NameWhistle sculpture group
Maker
Rosalia Tineo Torres
(Peruvian)
Date2017
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic, slips
DimensionsOther (a. woman): 6 9/16 × 4 3/4 × 4 9/16 in. (16.7 × 12 × 11.6 cm)
Other (b. brown dog): 2 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 3 5/16 in. (6 × 2.7 × 8.4 cm)
Other (c. white dog): 1 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (4 × 3.2 × 7 cm)
Other (b. brown dog): 2 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 3 5/16 in. (6 × 2.7 × 8.4 cm)
Other (c. white dog): 1 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (4 × 3.2 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.46.2a-c
Object numberFA.2017.36.2a-c
DescriptionCeramic piece with three parts. Two of the parts are dogs, one brown with spots standing up, and the other is white with brown spots laying down. The third part is an old woman sitting down with two dogs, one lying down at her feet and the other on its hind legs with its front paws in her lap. The woman is wearing a hat, a white shirt, striped shawl, and light brown skirt. She appears to be feeding the dogs. The figure has a small hole drilled into it and a slot for sound to escape in order to function as a whistle.
CA 1960, STAFF
Late 18th to early 19th century
CA 1970, STAFF