DepartmentLatin America
Whistle, violin player
NameWhistle
Maker
Maria Ochoa Ochante
(Peruvian, died 1952)
Datec. 1947
Place madeHuanta, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic, slip
Dimensions4 7/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. (11.3 × 6 × 6.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.439
Object numberA.1979.32.439
DescriptionFigure playing the violin and wearing a hat with brim. Hand modeled with incised decoration and yellow pigment.