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Whistle

Ocarina - Green Porcelain

Austria
Western Europe

Clay, paint
ca. late 19thc - early 20th c

Length: 17cm (6.75
Marked with gold paint: Made in Ruger - e. Fisson Bb 7 - "Made in Austria"

While some ocarinas (vessel flutes) date back to 7,000 B.C. China, the European concert ocarina (Italian for “little goose”) was not invented until the 19th century by the Italian Giuseppe Donati (1836-1925). These submarine/sweet potato-shaped clay ocarinas (vessel flutes) were accurately pitched and could be used to play both folk and western art music.

 

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Catalog#: WE-AEFL-96