Description
Pre-Columbian Pottery Figure Playing Ocarina
300BC -1100 AD
Ecuador
Size is about 3 inches long.
A Pre-Columbian pottery figure from 300 BC to 1100 AD in Ecuador shows a person playing an ocarina, a small clay wind instrument. These figures were used in ceremonies or placed in tombs and made soft, flute-like sounds when played. They were both musical tools and art pieces, often shaped like people or animals. These objects show how music, art, and spiritual life were important in ancient Ecuadorian culture.
The ocarina is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute.[1] Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is traditionally made from clay or ceramic.
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