Double-headed Feline Ocarina

Double-headed Feline Ocarina

AD 900-1520
Culture
Greater Chiriqui | Diquís region
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Buenos Aires Polychrome
Object
ocarina
Medium
Modeled clay with cream/tan-colored slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.
Accession Number
1993.455
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Double-headed Feline Ocarina. AD 900-1520. Modeled clay with cream/tan-colored slip, pigments (black and red), and applique.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1993.455.
Dimensions
height: 3 1/4 in, 8.2550 cm; width: 3 5/8 in, 9.2075 cm; depth: 4 5/8 in, 11.7475 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
  • "Between Empires: The Artistic Legacy of Prehistoric Panama." Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA, January 2, 1995-August 20, 1995.

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