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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Whistle with Bat-Masked Figure on Serpent Throne (ocarina)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Whistle with Bat-Masked Figure on Serpent Throne (ocarina)

Maker Columbia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Tairona
Date1100-1500
Made/manufacturedSanta Marta
MediumUnglazed ceramic
Dimensions4 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (10.8 x 9.8 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Credit LineGift of Roy Craven and Majorie Burdick
Object numberC-85-34
Collections
DescriptionOcarina sculpted in shape of man seated on ornate bench with feathered serpent (?) heads on ends, man wears ornate costume and jewelry with large masked headdress with flowing feathers from the top, note holes in bench, whistle in headdress - mouthpiece at top, extending down back
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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