Ocarinas of the Americas: Music Made in Clay | Peabody Museum
Inspired by pre-Columbian ocarinas, nineteenth-century Italian musician Giuseppe Donati invented the first European version of this instrument and coined the term ocarina, which means "little goose."
Ocarina | Tairona People; Gayraca style | Pre-Columbian | The ...
Period: Pre-Columbian. Date: 1300–1500. Geography: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. Culture: Tairona People; Gayraca style. Medium: Ceramic. Dimensions: 2 7/8 × 2 × 1 3/16 in. (7.3 × 5.1 × 3 cm) Classification: Aerophone-Whistle Flute-vessel flute. Credit Line: Gift of Roberta Lee Boxer, 1984. Accession Number: 1984.507.9.
Ocarina | probably Colombian | Pre-Columbian | The …
Period: Pre-Columbian. Date: 1300–1550. Geography: Colombia? Culture: probably Colombian. Medium: Ceramic. Dimensions: 2 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 5 in. (5.7 × 5.4 × 12.7 cm) Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-vessel flute. Credit Line: Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2002. Accession Number: 2002.109. Musical Instruments at The Met.
The types of ocarina | Pure Ocarinas
Pre-Columbian, Peruvian, and Mexican ocarinas. Various ancient South American cultures used vessel flutes / ocarinas which as a group can be called 'Pre-Columbian ocarinas', and Mexico also has a similar tradition. Exactly what these instruments were used for is the subject of debate.
Ocarinas of Mexico & Central America | Peabody Museum
Archaeologists have recovered ceramic ocarinas from both burials and elite residences in Mexico and Central America, some dating back over 4,500 years. Within this region, pre-Columbian cultures flourished until shortly after the Spanish arrival in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Ocarina | Nariño | Pre-Columbian - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title: Ocarina. Period: Pre-Columbian. Date: 600–1200. Geography: Colombia. Culture: Nariño. Medium: Ceramic. Dimensions: W. 5.2 x D. 4.9 x L. 14.2cm (2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 5 9/16in.) Classification: Aerophone-Blow Hole-vessel flute. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 2007. Accession Number: 2007.74
South American Ocarinas- EN | Peabody Museum
Just as in Central America, ceramic ocarinas were important components of the musical traditions of pre-Columbian South America. Beautifully crafted ocarinas are known from archaeological sites in the highland and costal regions of Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Pre-Columbian Music of Mesoamerica - Encyclopedia.com
The oldest known musical instrument originated in the Olmec civilization (Veracruz and Tabasco, Mexico, 1500–100 bce). Musician-artisans devoted their inventive efforts chiefly to wind and percussion instruments.
Columbia ‘Nariño' Ocarina - Hartenberger World Musical …
Apr 8, 2024 · A large pre-Columbian ocarina from the Nariño culture in Columbia. This hand-made pottery ocarina with polychrome coloring in tan and red, is in the form of a seashell, bearing incised geometric designs and a molded monkey on the top.
Ancient Americas - Hartenberger World Musical Instrument …
Ancient Americas. Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican cultures date to the period in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. Shared characteristics demonstrate the strong cultural bond of these civilizations, such as pyramid building, maize as an agricultural staple, deities dedicated to natural forces (i.e. rain, storm, fire) and a ritual ballgame.