Oaxacan Black Clay (Barro Negro) Vintage Fish Whistle tiny canister but now it makes perfect

but now it makes perfect sense this would be the right tool for stirring and lifting clothes from washtubs

but I think is much better--far looser (it looks positively abstract from certain angles)

9 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 3/8"

as a means of responding to the changed conditions of its mid-20th century context

but he is my favorite by far

Oaxacan Black Clay (Barro Negro) Vintage Fish Whistle tiny canister but now it makes perfectI'm a big fan of sculptural whistles, and think this is a pretty great one. Handmade in Oaxaca, Mexico of black clay it features incised details for eyes, scales, fins, and a sort of a sun pattern at the center of each side. And it makes a great whistle by blowing into the large hole on its side near the tail, with the hole at the end of the fin functioning as a modifier for the pitch. 7" long x 4" wide x 2 1 2" tall and in great vintage condition.