Tairona Figural Pottery Frog Ocarina tanagra This vessel likely originates from

This vessel likely originates from the Ertebølle culture (c

and skilled craftsmanship

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representing an honored Fang ancestor

Tairona Figural Pottery Frog Ocarina tanagra This vessel likely originates fromPre Columbian era, Tairona civilization, c. 1000 1500AD, Gairaca, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Northern Colombia. Mesmerizing, important Tairona ocarina in the form of a naturalistic frog or toad with raised head and bulging applique eyes. In the Pre Columbian world frogs were associated with rain, all the sustenance it ensures, and by extension fertility. Their croaking sound was believed to herald rainstorms. In essence, frogs were thought to be powerful