Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Whistle, animal musician
Whistle, animal musician
Whistle, animal musician
DepartmentLatin America

Whistle, animal musician

NameWhistle
Maker Rosalia Tineo Torres (Peruvian)
Date2017
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumClay, slips
Dimensions3 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (9.4 × 4.5 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.46.3
Object numberFA.2017.36.3
Collections
DescriptionCeramic animal figure. White figure with a snout and long ears plays an instrument of some kind, possibly a guitar. At the back of the figure is a hole where a tail might be and a slot above it for sound to escape in order for the piece to function as a whistle.
eMuseum
Copyright © eMuseum