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Ocarina

Avimorph vessel flute with an inflated belly, four finger holes, a mouthpiece and a round handle. The instrument has applied appliqués. It has been smoothed, sanded, primed, scored and polished. There is a flake on the belly. The monochrome ceramic has a brown base colour. The back and wings of the avimorph are decorated with geometric incised and dotted decoration. The eyes, beak and wings have been added. According to Lothrop 1926: chocolate ware. Cultural significance: pottery of supra-regional distribution, produced in periods VI (1550-1000d.C.) and V (1000-500d.C.) in the Central Highlands, on the Atlantic slope and in the Diquís region. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 10 x 8,5 x 9,4 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41359

Provenance and sources

when
800 - 1550
where
Costa Rica
Guanacaste [Provinz]
Liberia [Kanton]
Los Palmares [Ort]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

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