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A ceramic whistle featuring two bulbous, tan lower lobes and reddish-brown arms that angle upward to meet at a single top opening, leaving a central hole. Dark brown painted circular designs decorate the lower lobes.
Whistle (ocarina)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Whistle (ocarina)

Maker Panamanian
Dateundated
MediumBurnished clay with pigment
Dimensions7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (2.2 x 3.2 x 4.4 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Credit LineGift of Robert "Bob" Gilman
Object number1996.17.13
Collections
Visual DescriptionA ceramic whistle featuring two bulbous, tan lower lobes and reddish-brown arms that angle upward to meet at a single top opening, leaving a central hole. Dark brown painted circular designs decorate the lower lobes.

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Bat of natural light tan clay color with red-brown and dark brown painted designs.
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