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Guanacaste-Nicoya Avian Effigy Ocarina - PF.3700
Origin: Guanacaste-Nicoya Zone, Costa Rica
Circa: 300
BC
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
7" (17.8cm) high
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Terracotta
$3,600.00
Location: United States
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Description |
Ceramics from the Guanacaste-Nicoya Zone
during the second half of Period IV often display
strong sculptural qualities and an elegance of
line that is unsurpassed by its contemporaries. A
refined artist who was deeply engrossed in
portraying the divine simplicity of sculpture and
line undoubtedly created this exquisite avimorph
ocarina. The ocarina is a musical instrument of
the new world. Ocarinas come in a variety of
sizes, producing tones ranging from that of a
tenor recorder to that of a shrill whistle. The
mouthpiece and the size of the resonance
chamber are modified to produce different tones.
The largest examples sound like tenor recorders,
somewhat less resonant than a low-register
flute. This avimorph ocarina is a pleasure to look
at and to imagine the music that was once
played by the ancient musician who treasured it.
- (PF.3700)
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