DepartmentLatin America
Figural whistle, woman with hand at mouth
NameWhistle
Maker
Leoncio Tineo Ochoa
(Peruvian, 1924 - 1996)
Datec. 1958
Place madeHuanta, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumCeramic, slip
Dimensions5 3/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 7/8 in. (13.2 × 5 × 4.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.32.395
Object numberA.1979.32.395
DescriptionHand-built; slip painted black skirt, red-brown hair and cuffs. Seated woman with right hand raised to chin; incised eyes, mouth and fingers.
