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Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Double Headed Bird Ocarina

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Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Double Headed Bird Ocarina
Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Double Headed Bird Ocarina
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Description
**Originally Listed At $550**

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya / Guanacaste, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A fantastical ocarina in the form of a double headed bird- the brownware surface incised and stippled with linear patterning. A set of 6 note holes are drilled into the body and the smaller bird head, and the other head projects from under the tail / mouthpiece. Whistling flute instruments were important musical instruments and birds were regarded as supernatural beings that could fly, sing, and imitate human speech. Size: 4" L x 3" Diameter (10.2 cm x 7.6 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Arkansas, USA, from the 1950s - 1960s, item #s CR9, CR15, & E5

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#177590
Condition
Repaired and restored. Ocarina does not function, mouthpiece is restored with new material. Old inventory numbers on the surface. Overall good condition.
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Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Double Headed Bird Ocarina

Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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