DepartmentLatin America

WHISTLE

NameWhistle

DateCA 1965, STAFF

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (20 x 11.1 x 6.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.524X

Object numberA.1979.3.524X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMold-made ceramic whistles in the shape of women. All different sizes, but the ceramic is black and burnished. Three of the women have hats, and all have stamped and applied decorations. They all wear full skirts and stand on top of flared bases.