Ocarina - Bear Spirit Frontier Line Design Multicolored Shades Hand Painted. The most famous of all of the Andean instruments! Ocarinas are the oldest known instrument in the Americas and were used in pre-Hispanic times as a means of communication through the mountain valleys, herding llamas, and making traditional music. Just as popular as our geometric clay ocarinas, this series is hand painted with typical Frontier figure designs. Assorted background color hand-painted Hand ($2.00 each) Ocarinas are bagged with header card, instruction guide, and historical background Handmade from clay and hand-painted, this ocarina-style flute has piercings incorporated into the Native American Indian designs for finger and mouth placement. Designs in multicolored shades on terracotta-colored clay include turtles, kokopelli, hand, horses, lizard, three spirits, and out Frontier collection. On the back, additional piercings allow for threading of the cord so the flute can be worn around the neck.