Austrian Black Pottery Ocarina chinese carving the one with big heart

the one with big heart exposed at the center of his chest

I am not certain whether he was made in Alaska or Canada

are featured in numerous museum collections of significant Native American objects

combined with yellow shirt and red pants--just a terrific color scheme I think

black and gold and rust that gives it great character and makes it feel rather ancient

Austrian Black Pottery Ocarina chinese carving the one with big heartI started encountering these great looking old clay ocarina (Italian for ''little goose'') at flea markets on occasion, and had to snatch one up; I think they are just great little objects, and pretty fun to play, too! They were made in various sizes; this is a smallish one, made in Vienna, Austria, earlyish 20th century I believe. It is a 10 hole Transverse, or "Sweet potato" style ocarina (eight finger holes on the face and two on the back), to be