DepartmentLatin America
Whiste, animal musician
NameWhistle
Maker
Rosalia Tineo Torres
(Peruvian)
Date2017
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumClay, slips
Dimensions3 11/16 × 1 15/16 × 3 in. (9.3 × 5 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.46.4
Object numberFA.2017.36.4
DescriptionCeramic animal figure. Brown with white horns and snout, and cloven hooves. Playing an instrument of some kind, possibly a fiddle. A hole is drilled where a tail might be and there is a slot above it to allow sound to escape in order for the piece to function as a whistle.
Rosalia Tineo Torres
2017
