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Bat of natural light tan clay color with red-brown and dark brown painted designs.
Bat Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bat Effigy Whistle (ocarina)

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Datec. 1200–1550
Place of originGuanacaste, Costa Rica, North and Central America
MediumBurnished clay with pigments
Dimensions2 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (7 x 8.9 x 9.8 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Credit LineGift of Robert "Bob" Gilman
Object number1996.17.16
Collections
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undated
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undated

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