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Flute (Ocarina)

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ProvenanceThis item was brought to Australia by John Smith (born Denmark 1827). It was last owned by his great grand-daughter Mrs Jean Elizabeth Elsie Quast.

This is an ocarina made from porcelain. It belongs to the family of vessel instruments which have been around in different shapes and materials for over twelve thousand years around the world. The European version of this flute was invented by Italian teenager Giuseppe Donati in the 1850s who named it ocarina which means ‘little goose’ in Italian.SignificanceThis musical item is connected to early Danish migration to South Australia in the mid-late 19th century.DescriptionConical shape with protruding mouthpiece towards widest end. Smooth white porcelain finish with blue flower pattern similar to Meissen pattern (see attached). Has characteristics of a traditional Germanic design. Eight circular finger holes in two distinct curved lines on upper side. Three larger circular holes in triangle formation on underside. One oval shaped hole at the end of the mouth piece. The smallest end finishes in a rounded point. The widest end also tapers to a thinner rounded point. This point is painted dark blue as the centre of a flower in the decoration pattern. The mouth piece is a flattened cylindrical shape. It is decorated on the underside with two crossed leafed 'branches'. The upper side is painted with three flowers emerging from a single stem with six leaves, three each side. Packaged in velvet covered box - does not appear to be the original packaging, therefore box is not numbered.Creator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement KeywordsbannerBritishEnglishDocumentsDate of CreationDate of UsageMaterialCeramic
DimensionType: unfolded
Height: 1610
Width: 840
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 2002.0036On DisplayMigration Museum

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PlaceAdelaide, South AustraliaCollectionMusical MemoriesFrom Many PlacesFrom Many Places

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Image FilenameHT2002-0036_CI2856.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0Usage Restrictionsacknowledge photographerPhotographerRachel Harris, Bit Scribbly Design

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