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Wind Musical Instrument2847/123

Clay ocarina is composed of two nearly identical sides connected at top and bottom with a thin neck of clay. Each side has a long neck with a wider body, topped by a protruding nub. A wide incision at the mouth separates airflow into two chambers (windways), and each side of the instrument has its own windcutter beneath. Each also has a single pitch hole at the opposite end from the mouthpiece. The top of the ocarina is decorated with orange and dark brown pigment in circles and lines. The bottom is undecorated and two tiny nubs serve as legs.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/122

Clay ocarina. The squat, bulbous body is topped by a conical protrusion which contains a diagonally bored hole (windway), beneath which is a large opening (windcutter) into the hollow body of the instrument. A smaller cone is situated on the bottom of the ocarina, also with a hole bored from the top into the body. Three small perforations sit on the surface of the object but do not pierce through. The ocarina is decorated with dark brown and orange pigments in symmetrical line patterns.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/119

Clay ocarina in the shape of an animal. The rounded body of the instrument has a protruding face with a round nose and large eyes set high on the head. The mouth and a large hole under the chin (the windcutter) both open into the hollow chamber of the body. On the back of the creature is a narrow bump with a hole bored through, possibly a necklace ring, and behind this are four pitch holes. The creature has four coil legs that curl slightly on the torso and become small feet that somewhat support the ocarina.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/118

Clay ocarina has a rounded, bulbous body, with the mouthpiece set low and containing a windway with a windcutter below. The instrument has two conical legs, above which emerges a figure with protruding arms, head and face. Below the chin is a thick rounded curve, decorated with a slightly protruding and incised coil of clay, that serves as a necklace ring. On the top of the instrument four pitch holes have been bored through to the ocarina’s hollow inner chamber. The instrument is decorated across the top with incised lines and circles.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/117

Clay ocarina. The instrument is irregular in shape, with three round, connected globes, beneath which is a group of coils. Two of the globes have two pitch holes each, one on either side, while the third has a larger round opening with a thick rim. Amongst the coils are more openings, some of which lead into the ocarina’s hollow interior, which has multiple connected chambers.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/116

Clay ocarina. A long mouthpiece with windway and windcutter widens into a round body with a small oblong outcropping on each side and an elaborate necklace ring at the top back. Four pitch holes are bored into the top of the ocarina through to its hollow centre. The top and back are decorated with incised patterns of lines, dots and triangles. The instrument stands on three conical legs.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/102

Painted terracotta footed pot. The body is tall and egg shaped, with a somewhat rough rim around a narrow mouth. It is painted with the image of a feathered serpent, with flowing lines, dots and patterns coloured in orange and brown and has a cream slip. The pot has a prominent foot that flares downward and is decorated with encircling lines of brown and orange. The bottom of the pot inside the foot is very round, as if continuing the egg shape of the body. The interior of the pot is undecorated.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/37

Painted ceramic figure of a woman. Atop her head there is a red basket with 6 pieces of round fruit painted in various bright colours. Her left hand is upraised to support the fruit. In the crook of her right arm is another basket, with a handle, containing purple fruit with green stems. The woman has black curly hair that falls down her back in two braids. Between the braids, there is a slit into which coins can be inserted. The woman’s face has been unevenly painted with two different skin tones. She has rosy pink cheeks. The woman wears gold earrings and a gold necklace and wears a white short-sleeved blouse with red and green embroidery around the neck and the sleeves. Overtop of the blouse, there is a sleeveless v-neck poncho with an asymmetrical hem with a fringe around the edge. The top half of the poncho has a pattern with red, yellow, blue and brown stripes and black dots. The lower portion of the poncho has a pattern with blue, black, red and brown cross-hatching over a yellow background. Her skirt is wide, yellow and A-line. Along the bottom edge of the skirt there is a green, blue, pink and red design with flowers. The woman’s small feet are visible beneath her skirt, wearing blue shoes with yellow dots. She stands on a green base. The bottom of the figure is indented; the edge is painted orange. There is a small hole in the bottom.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/36

Painted ceramic figure of a woman. Atop the woman’s head is a brown basket with 6 pieces of fruit painted in various bright colours. The woman supports the basket with her upraised left arm, and in the crook of her right arm holds a yellow basket with a handle, containing orange-red fruit with green tops. The woman has curly black hair which falls down her back in two black braids. Between the braids is a slit in which to place coins. She wears gold earrings and a gold necklace. Also, she is wearing a light green short-sleeved blouse with dark green and red embroidery around the neck and sleeves. Over top of the blouse, there is a short-sleeved poncho. The poncho is sleeveless, has a v-neck and an asymmetrical hem with fringe along the edge. It has a red background with an orange and yellow design and drapes over her voluminous dark green skirt. Along the bottom edge of the skirt, there is a pattern in yellow, blue and red. Underneath the skirt, her small red shoes are visible with yellow dots on them. She stands on a green base. The bottom of the figure is indented and unpainted. It has a small hole in the centre.

Culture
Ecuadorian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2903/41

Low-fired pottery figure of a woman with orange detailing. The woman’s hair is in two braids which meet at the top of her head. Eyebrows, a nose with nostrils, eyes, lips and ears have been added to her face. There are small lines incised in her eyebrows to represent hairs and there are small lines around her eyes to represent wrinkles or eyelashes. Orange tear drop earrings hang from her ears. She also wears an orange necklace made of six orange dots of clay. In her left arm she carries a pot which is positioned so that the opening faces the front. The pot has an orange rim. There is a basket in her right arm; it has an orange handle made from two pieces of twisted clay. In the middle of her body there is a flower with orange petals. She wears a round skirt to the ground. On the front of the skirt there are two birds in profile facing each other; there is another flower with orange petals in between their bodies. The bird’s feet and feathers are incised in the clay. Directly below the bird’s feet are the woman’s own small feet, which stick out from under her skirt. Around the back of her skirt, there are three more flowers with orange petals. On both sides of each of these flowers, there are two orange leaves or petals. The interior of the woman’s body is hollow.

Culture
Mexican
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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