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whistle

Whistle; made of pottery painted with aniline dye and varnished; in the form of woman making tortillas; ovoid base painted yellow; woman kneeling on base with tortilla between hands, mouthpiece out back of dress; dress painted blue, hair black, skin pink; grinding stone (metate in Spanish) on base in front of woman, painted green; three bowls around grinding stone, painted yellow.

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