DepartmentLatin America
WHISTLE
NameWhistle
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (13 x 7 x 6.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.774.
Object numberA.1979.3.774
DescriptionA ceramic whistle in the shape of a figure holding a bird in their arms. The whistle is tan clay with painted white and red designs. The whistle is on top of the figure's head. Martinez workshop.
