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| Keywords: Tairona - Ocarina with Standing Zoomorphic Figure with Crescent Headdress - Walters 482845 - Back.jpg Along with figurines flutes and whistles were one of the most common artifacts made by ancient Pre-Columbian artists and they are found in every culture from the earliest times This Tairona example closely resembles objects of other mediums like gold which are not whistles and depict winged figures Such whistles are still used among the Kogi people of Columbia who descended from the Tairona and the wing forms may refer to shamanic flight between 1000 1550 ceramic grayware cm 11 4 9 2 4 4 accession number 48 2845 79392 The Merrin Gallery New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Private collection 1990 by purchase Walters Art Museum Anonymous gift 2009 place of origin Colombia Walters Art Museum license Pre-Columbian art in the Walters Art Museum Tayrona art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
