AAM 48.15.1 by Meso & Central American Sound Library Project

Unprovenienced "Marbella Zoned" type aerophone ('Marbella Incised/Dotted' subtype) donated to the Art & History Museum (AHM), Brussels, on March 10, 1948. It was manufactured in the Guanacaste Province, Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica), during the Tempisque Period (500 BC-AD 300). Each side of the instrument features a bird of prey (nocturnal on the front, diurnal on the back), placed head to tail. This ocarina was formerly part of the Germaine Wenziner private collection. Archaeological region & sub-region: Greater Nicoya, Guanacaste-Nicoya.

Overall dimensions (height x diameter): 17.29 x 11.39 (cm).

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Tracklist

1.	Tempisque Period (500 BC-AD 300) large globular flute (ocarina) featuring two bird specimens arranged head to tail, one on each side of the instrument - solo improvisation in a medium room	2:03

2.	Tempisque Period (500 BC-AD 300) large globular flute (ocarina) featuring two bird specimens arranged head to tail, one on each side of the instrument - trio improvisation (w/ overdubs) + three gourd rattles & a clay rattle (MIM #4098)	2:21

Credits

released November 7, 2023

Sonic artifact experimentally played & recorded by J-F Brohée using a pair of Neumann KM183, an AKG C414 & a Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity preamplifier. © KMKG-MRAH.

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