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Terracotta ocarina with typical Peruvian designs. 3 models to choose from! Deep sounds like the earth!
Terracotta ocarina with typical Peruvian designs. 3 models to choose from! Deep sounds like the earth!
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About the product:
→ Ocarina in various ranges
🌍 Origin: Peru
📐 Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 3 centimeters
🧬 Material: Terracotta
🎶 Sound Type: Soft, High to Mid
📦 Packaging: Individually
🎁 Ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!
📋 Fact sheet:
Element | Description |
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Name | Peruvian Ocarina |
Origin | Pre-Columbian Andean cultures (Nazca, Mochica, Inca) |
Matter | Terracotta (baked clay), sometimes painted or glazed |
Shape | Small globular instrument (often round or animal-shaped) with an integrated beak |
Number of holes | Variable (4 to 12 holes depending on the model) |
Tones | Limited diatonic or chromatic sounds, depending on the number of holes |
Decorations | Typical Peruvian designs: Inca geometric patterns, animal representations (llama, condor, jaguar), mythological figures, bright colors |
Style of play | Traditional Andean music, ritual and ceremonial sounds, today also artisanal and folk souvenirs |
Sound characteristics | - Soft, muffled, slightly blown timbre - Limited tessitura - Easy to carry and play |
Use | Ritual instruments in pre-Columbian times, today used for Andean music and sold as handicraft instruments |
Symbolic | Linked to agricultural and religious rituals; painted motifs often represent the connection with nature and Andean deities |
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