Ocarina ·  Colombia, Tairona · ID: 3037208

Description

cay, greyish brown patina, remains of pigments, in form of a seated male figure with abundant head and facial adornment, bulging left cheek (seems to be chewing something), three circular drillings on each side, a recatngular one at the back, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the ocarina is an ancient flute-like wind instrument. Variations do exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is often ceramic, but other materials may also be used, such as wood, glass, clay, and metal.

The object Ocarina with the object ID 3037208 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 88.

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