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Small Clay Ocarina Flute
SKU: OCAR-CLY-SML
$15.00
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Small hand-painted clay ocarina producing soft, resonant tones in the vessel-flute tradition found across ancient cultures worldwide.
or inquire directly →Specifications
| Dimensions | 2" × 2" × 1" |
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| Weight | 0.1 lbs |
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About This Instrument
The ocarina is one of humanity's oldest instruments, its sealed ceramic chamber producing a tone wholly unlike any other flute — round, warm, and slightly melancholy in the lower register, bright and clear above. This small clay version is hand-painted in vivid Andean patterns, each one unique. Its compact size makes it easy to hold and play anywhere, and its simple fingering system rewards exploration from the very first breath. A musical artifact that carries centuries of cultural meaning.
Harmonic Philosophy
The ocarina's globular form creates a Helmholtz resonator — the same acoustic principle that makes a bottle whistle when blown across its opening. Ancient ceramic ocarinas have been found across Mesoamerican, Chinese, and European civilizations.
