Ocarina, Pre-Columbian, 1300–1500, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, Tairona People; Gayraca style, Ceramic, L. 10.2 cm (4 in.); W. 9.2 cm (3-5/8 in.), Aerophone-Whistle Flute-vessel flute, Tubular ceramic flutes and ocarinas (vessel flutes) are frequent finds in Tairona burials. Replete with sculptural imagery and finely detailed surfaces typical of Tairona art, these instruments continue to be used by religious specialists of the Kogi—descendants of the Tairona—during ritual dances
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Ocarina, Pre-Columbian, 1300–1500, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, Tairona People, Gayraca style, Ceramic, L, 10.2 cm, 4, W, 9.2, 3-5/8, Aerophone-Whistle Flute-vessel flute, Tubular ceramic, flutes, ocarinas, vessel flutes, frequent finds, burials, Replete, sculptural imagery, finely detailed, surfaces, typical, art, instruments continue, religious specialists, Kogi—descendants, Tairona— ritual, dances
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