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Ocarina

Ocarina, red earthenware whistle in the form of a hollow abstract bird shape where the blow hole cuts off the neck and an exit hole is placed on the chest below, six finger holes are on what would be the back of the bird in two lines of three and a thumb hole pierces the flat base: Kyrgyzstan, Osh, made by Bakyt Omokyeev, 1998

  • Date:
    c. 1998
  • Maker:
    Ormokyeev, Bakyt
  • Collection:
    National Museums Scotland
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  • Place of production:
    Osh (Timezone: Asia/Bishkek)
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Approximate Height 70; Approximate Length 110; Approximate Depth 55mm