Figural whistle, Mama Juanita en el Pueblo de Fantasmas / Mama Juanita in the Village of Ghosts

NameWhistle sculpture group

Maker Rosalia Tineo Torres (Peruvian)

Date2017

Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumCeramic, slips

DimensionsOther (a. woman): 6 9/16 × 4 3/4 × 4 9/16 in. (16.7 × 12 × 11.6 cm)
Other (b. brown dog): 2 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 3 5/16 in. (6 × 2.7 × 8.4 cm)
Other (c. white dog): 1 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (4 × 3.2 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.46.2a-c

Object numberFA.2017.36.2a-c

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCeramic piece with three parts. Two of the parts are dogs, one brown with spots standing up, and the other is white with brown spots laying down. The third part is an old woman sitting down with two dogs, one lying down at her feet and the other on its hind legs with its front paws in her lap. The woman is wearing a hat, a white shirt, striped shawl, and light brown skirt. She appears to be feeding the dogs. The figure has a small hole drilled into it and a slot for sound to escape in order to function as a whistle.