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Ocarina

Date1999
Place MadeQuilpue, Chile, South America
Serial No.none
SignedEtched into clay on lower edge of underside of ocarina: (script) arcoiris . CHILEMarkingsn/aDescriptionCeramic body. Leather cord.Dimensions(irregular, measurement taken at largest extremity)
length (from embouchure hole to opposite edge): 98.5 mm (3.88 in)
diameter (taken at wing tips): 87.4 mm (3.4 in)
height: 23.7 mm (0.94 in)
diameter of finger holes: ranges from 2.6 mm (0.104 in) to 7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Credit LineGift of William O. Farber, 2000
Object number07461
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