Seated Nobleman Ocarina (Vessel Flute)
Vessel flutes, called ocarinas in the Americas, frequently are used by shamanic practioners today as a vehicle of call or communication with the spirit world. The same purpose likely extends back in time to the earliest human societies in the hemisphere. This ocarina's mouthpi...
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80414
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sculpture
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normalized
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Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1970s, by purchase; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.
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CC0
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en
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5
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import
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Jaina
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