Hen whistle

Museum number:
3-14724
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030014724
Accession number:
Acc.1139
Description:
Whistle, attached to side of seated hen and chicks; ceramic, bisque fired, hand painted, polychrome, height 5.4 cm, length 9.3 cm. One chick broken off.
Donor:
Isabel T. Kelly
Collection place:
Querétaro City, Queretaro, Mexico
Collector:
Isabel T. Kelly
Collection date:
1945
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hens and Whistles
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1954
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hen whistle, accession number 3-14724, described as Whistle, attached to side of seated hen and chicks; ceramic, bisque fired, hand painted, polychrome, height 5.4 cm, length 9.3 cm. One chick broken off.

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