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
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.
Rosalia Tineo Torres
2017
