Colima Blackware Crested Bird Ocarina Whistle

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima. A miniature hand-modeled pottery whistle, or ocarina, in the form of a crested bird. The rounded body rests on a projecting legs at the front, and a tapering tail extends behind it to form the mouthpiece. A short neck rises to a head with a pointed beak, and a notched crest along the crown. The eyes are applied discs, each pierced at the center. Round holes pierce the front of the body for suspension, and the sides of the body for changing the pitch. Item # 205667

Estimate:$200

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