Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy sculptural whistle "Americans 1963" is the catalogue

"Americans 1963" is the catalogue for the MoMA exhibition of the same title

on which there is some loss of lacquer on the backside in one corner

5" tall x 3 1/4" at widest diameter

and 2 5/8" across at foot

so at the moment it looks to me rather sad

Indian Antique Brass Horse Temple Toy sculptural whistle "Americans 1963" is the catalogueThis is a charming old Indian cast brass horse temple toy, which would have been gifted to a temple as a devotional offering to Hindu deities. I am not certain the age on this piece, but most of these temple toys date from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and I would guess the same on this one, which has remnants of its original red paint in a few spots, typical of these toys. The wheels, which were individually cast, are attached to rods and