DepartmentLatin America
WHISTLE
NameWhistle
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Slip
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (10 x 11 x 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.821X.
Object numberA.1979.3.821X
DescriptionStanding ceramic figures in the shape of animals. They are painted with red slip and decorated with white details. The animals are mostly dogs, and the tail are whistle, or the whistle is on the side. Martinez workshop.
