Ceramic Woman Shaped Whistle, Presumed Mexican funnel shaped I believe it dates from

I believe it dates from the 1920s-1930s

but it opens and closes with ease and provides lots of space for stashing all manner of things

a mythological creature considered a guardian figure in Japanese culture and a popular subject in Japanese papier-mâché

which I think may be an animal

and that even with mouths open and tongues bared these dogs seem positively regal

Ceramic Woman Shaped Whistle, Presumed Mexican funnel shaped I believe it dates fromWhat a fabulous little woman shaped clay whistle! I think shes Mexican and I love everything about her, from her great red hat with white and blue stripes, to her red lips, to the sun or star like pattern surrounding the hole of the whistle, to her proud profile, which makes me think of a carved figurehead on the prow of a ship. Plus, she whistles! The whistle is in great shaped structurally but its surface shows some age and wear, with some loss