Ocarina
| Object Number: | 2017-23-73 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tairona |
| Provenience: | Colombia Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
| Culture Area: | Circum-Caribbean |
| Date Made: | 1000-1550 |
| Early Date: | 1000 |
| Late Date: | 1550 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Clay |
| Height: | 5.2 cm |
| Width: | 3.9 cm |
| Depth: | 2.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Lewis Heafitz and the Heafitz family, 2017 |
Description
Crude human form of grey ceramic, decorated with horizontal incised lines and punctate design. Elaborate garments, lines and circle motifs, elaborate headdress. Detailed face including what appears to be beard.
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