Ocarina/whistle in the form of a snake (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 800-1500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Neville A. Harte, Non-Indian, 1907-1997
label: Previous owner
content: Eva M. Harte (Eva Melcolichif/Mrs. Neville A. Harte), Non-Indian, 1915-2002
label: Seller
content: Neville A. Harte, Non-Indian, 1907-1997
label: Seller
content: Eva M. Harte (Eva Melcolichif/Mrs. Neville A. Harte), Non-Indian, 1915-2002
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of amateur archaeologists Neville A. Harte (1907-1997, U.S. Army, retired) and his wife Eva M. Harte (1915-2002); purchased by MAI from Neville and Eva Harte in 1967 using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Central Caribbean/Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Music and Sound
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/539
label: Barcode
content: 240539.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Music and Sound
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ocarina/whistle in the form of a snake (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery, clay slip, pigment/pigments
label: Techniques
content: Modeled, incised, perforated, colored
label: Dimensions
content: 8 x 6 x 4 cm