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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 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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Caption: 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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Print size: 31.7 × 42.3 cm | 1475.2 × 1966.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 10.2 CM • 1300–1500 • 3-5/8 • 4 • 9.2 • AEROPHONE-WHISTLE FLUTE-VESSEL FLUTE • ART • ARTS • BURIALS • CERAMIC • CERAMICS • CLAY • COLOMBIA • DANCES • FINELY DETAILED • FLUTES • FREQUENT FINDS • GAYRACA STYLE • INSTRUMENTS CONTINUE • KERAMEIKOS • KOGI—DESCENDANTS • L • LEGEND • NO 4 • NO.4 • OCARINA • OCARINAS • POTTERIES • POTTERY • PRE-COLUMBIAN • RELIGIOUS SPECIALISTS • REPLETE • SCULPTURAL IMAGERY • SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA • STONEWARE • SURFACES • TAIRONA PEOPLE • TAIRONA— RITUAL • TERRA COTTA • TERRACOTA • TERRACOTTA • TUBULAR CERAMIC • TYPICAL • VESSEL FLUTES • W