Posted 9 years ago
Shanewoodard
(1 item)
2" wide 1" thick
Ocarina
Found north of Tallahassee, Florida
Handmade out of some sort of clay
Interested in finding out where or who it originated from.
Ocarina | ||
| Native American Antiques948 of 1959 |  |  |
Im curious to know where this originated from. It was passed down to me and I want to know more about it.
Found where? In the ground? In the water?
Probably found at a local craft fair, since it is contemporary. It was raku fired, so dates to no earlier than the late 1960s. Raku, or more properly called, American raku, is a process developed by studio potter Paul Soldner, in 1960.
Once perfected, he taught classes and workshops in raku firing to thousands of studio potters from all over the world. Whistles and ocarinas began appearing at craft fairs in the 1970s, and are still popular items. There are hundreds of websites with instructions on how to make them.
Since it was made by a studio potter, it's probably going to be difficult to find the name of the person who made it. But you might get lucky, since the number of pottery whistle makers is less than the total number of studio potters.