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Four hole ocarina, bird form
Object Number 51-50-20/18544
Display Title Four hole ocarina, bird form
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic, figurine, whistle, bird, incised, mended, reconstructed. Four playing holes, two for suspension
Inventory Description Ceramic, figurine, whistle, bird, perforated, incised, mended, reconstructed
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Guetar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms Mercedes
Materials Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 6 x 8.4 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-50-20/18544; #32
Provenance
Collector Karl P. Curtis
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1951)
Donor Donated by Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1951)

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