Ocarina in the form of an Owl
Unidentified maker (Costa Rica)
300 BCE-300 CE
Terracotta with red and white pigment
Overall: 2 3/16 × 2 1/4 × 2 15/16 in. (5.5 × 5.7 × 7.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Victor M. Cutter, Class of 1903W
38.12.5486
Geography
Place Made: Nicoya, Costa Rica, Central America
Period
1-500
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Exhibition History
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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