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Whistle

Ocarina - Black Porcelain

Austria
Eastern Europe

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

Length: 16cm
Markings: Made in Austria EWA Vienna - FB 4 3/4

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-98