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In a message dated 10/6/03 6:48:19 PM, Dnowens@... writes:

<< The Ocarinas are very cool! Made from clay, but apparently archeologists
have
found them made from animal horns and gourds. They look like little globs,
and
come from the instrument family called vessel flutes. I learned that from one
of the people playing them. Jack is having fun with it and so am I! >>

There are little wooden ocarinas too.

I have one of the "potato" ocarinas from the 1970's. Blue-glazed clay, kinda
gourd-or-small-turnip shaped. And I have a little rosewood ocarina that
hangs on a string around the neck, and a plastic knock-off of the rosewood ones.

Sandra