DepartmentLatin America
WHISTLE
NameWhistle
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 10 13/16 x 4 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (27.5 x 11.1 x 6.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.512X
Object numberA.1979.3.512X
DescriptionMold-made ceramic whistles in the shape of angels. The whistles are all black and burnished, standing on a footed base where the whistle is located. The angels have their hands folded in prayer. Applied decoration on the angels. Alexander Girard applied Plaster of Paris on the bases which covers the whistle.
