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Narino Negative Resist Decorated Ocarina Shell Form

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Narino Negative Resist Decorated Ocarina Shell Form
Narino Negative Resist Decorated Ocarina Shell Form
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Description
Pre-Columbian, South America, Colombia, Narino, ca. 1250 CE. Beautiful and musical too, this finely made Narino pottery ocarina was modeled in the elegant shape of sea shell and meticulously decorated with a polychrome stylized birds and geometric motifs, all in vivid hues of red and tan, via the Narino artisan's signature negative resist technique. Perforations through one end for suspension. A fabulous Pre-Columbian wind musical instrument! Size: 4.75" L x 3.625" W (12.1 cm x 9.2 cm)

Provenance: private Poway, California, USA collection

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#121895
Condition
Minor surface wear with faint losses to pigment as shown. Nice white mineral deposits.
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Narino Negative Resist Decorated Ocarina Shell Form

Estimate $600 - $900
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