Ocarina

Whistle

46-7-13

From: Costa Rica

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 46-7-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Guetar (uncertain)
Provenience Costa Rica
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Pigment
Iconography Bird
Description

Small pottery. Plain chocolate ware. Stylized bird figure; head unpainted. Rests on three modular supports. Tail elongated for tubular mouth-hole; whistle orifice in anal position. Four modulating finger-holes on back.

Height 3 cm
Length 6 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Jennie Broad, 1946

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