Neat estate sale find in Ocarina woodwind hand carved clay whistle instrument. Colorful hand painted ethnic Peruvian pattern on traditional flat oval! The Inca clay ocarina is an ancient flute-like wind instrument and is one of the oldest musical instruments on earth. This instrument is made from fired clay and decorated with traditional designs and is a 6-hole ocarina. Beautiful to play or display! Does have an applied loop on backside that can easily be strung to wear as a necklace too!

An ocarina is a woodwind instrument that origin can be traced back to 5,000 BC throughout America, and India. A clay ocarina is made by firstly making the mouthpiece from clay and using a flat stick to allow air in, it is then added to a bigger piece of clay which will form the rest of the ocarina. The clay mouthpiece is smoothed onto the clay ocarina body facing upwards so that the air hits the roof of it which it then bounces off causing the sound.

Ocarina is in excellent condition! No chips, cracking or dings! Perhaps tiny pre-loved surface wear here or there from years of sitting on the rumpus room shelf, but nothing that distracts! See enlarged pics for best description and details.