Ocarina in the Form of a Bird

Unidentified maker (Costa Rica)

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300 BCE-300 CE

Terracotta with red and white pigment

Overall: 3 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.2 × 6 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Victor M. Cutter, Class of 1903W

38.12.5485

Geography

Place Made: Nicoya, Costa Rica, Central America

Period

1-500

Object Name

Musical Instrument

Research Area

Americas

Not on view

Exhibition History

Arts Education Services, Peter Smith Studio, Wilson Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.

Globalization in Ancient Costa Rican Arts, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 25-October 1, 2006.

Provenance

Collected by Victor Macomber Cutter (1881-1952), early 1900's; lent to present collection, 1938-1953; bequeathed to Florence Edith deJongh Cutter (1885-1957), 1952; given to present collection, 1953.

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