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Whistle; ocarina
Whistle, vessel flute with duct and finger holes. A disc shaped ceramic vessel with paired domed faces that meet at a narrow circular rim. A short tube extends from the centre of each face. A round mouth or window is positioned on the proximal face below the base of the upper tube. There are two finger holes, one on the proximal face and one on the rim. The surface is painted with red and black geometric patterns.
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before 1931 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Costa Rica - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.422 Vessel flutes with duct, with two or more fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.422 Vessel flutes with duct, with two or more fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 2.5197 x x 2.4803 in.; 64 x 63 mm