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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Spindle Whorls, Whistle (ocarina) and Rattle Pellets
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Spindle Whorls, Whistle (ocarina) and Rattle Pellets

Maker Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
Date300-800
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic
Dimensionssmallest diameter: 3/8 x 3/8 in. (1 x 1 cm)
largest diameter: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.2 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Object numberC-86-52-A-J
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionObjects A-J = clay rocks
Object B- globular 4 note ocarina with mouthpiece broken off, 4 holes poked in square pattern
Object C- large clay pellet
Objects H,I,J- small clay pellets from rattles
Objects A,D,E,F,G- spindle whorls - clay pellets with hole through middle (D has 2 inscribed rings and scallop border on one side)
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Costa Rica, Central Highlands
500-1200
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Maya culture
600-700
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Escuintla Region, Souther Maya
100 BC-250 AD
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Sican culture
1000-1476
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Unknown
undated
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Costa Rica, Nicoya Zone
1200-1550
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Albert James Webb
1936-1943
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Bea Nettles
1984
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Bea Nettles
1984
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Costa Rican
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Suzy Frelinghuysen
c. 1943