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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Monkey Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Monkey Effigy Whistle (ocarina)

Maker Costa Rican
Dateundated
MediumBurnished clay with incised lines
Dimensions2 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (5.2 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Credit LineGift of Robert "Bob" Gilman
Object number1996.17.9
On View
Not on view
DescriptionDark brown monkey whistle with incised lines.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Central Highlands
500-1000
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
300 BCE - 300 CE
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
c. 1200–1550
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Central Highlands
1-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
300-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Costa Rica, Rio de Jesus
undated