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Figural whistle
Figural whistle
Figural whistle
DepartmentLatin America

Figural whistle

NameWhistle
Maker Maria Ochoa Ochante (Peruvian, died 1952)
Maker Leoncio Tineo Ochoa (Peruvian, 1924 - 1996)
Datec. 1958
Place madeHuanta, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions5 13/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (14.7 × 6 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.434G
Object numberA.1979.32.434G
DescriptionUndecorated figures with incised facial features and garment details. One kneeling, nine standing. Three women and seven men.
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Maria Ochoa Ochante
c. 1958
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Maria Ochoa Ochante
c. 1958
Figural whistle
Maria Ochoa Ochante
c. 1958
Figural whistle
Leoncio Tineo Ochoa
c. 1958
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c. 1958
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Leoncio Tineo Ochoa
c. 1958