DepartmentEurope

Cow Whistle

NameWhistle

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Tempera Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 x 1 x 1 9/16 in. (5.7 x 2.6 x 4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.240.

Object numberA.1980.57.240

DescriptionHand-built ceramic whistle in the shape of a cow. It is slip-coated with a white chalk substance and painted with tempera paint. It has yellow horns decorated with gold leaf, a blue and red circle and ring motif, and stands on two legs while the end of the body forms the mouthpiece of the whistle.