DepartmentLatin America

WHISTLE

NameWhistle

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (15.4 x 14 x 5.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.547

Object numberA.1979.3.547

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHand-built, black ceramic whistle in the shape of an owl. The owl sits on its two legs and tail. The whistle is lightly burnished and there are incised breast, wings, feathers, and facial features. The tail is the mouthpiece.

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