Vessel flute

Ocarinas on display
Ocarinas on display at a shop in Taiwan
...at a shop in Taiwan
Ocarinas on display at a Renaissance fair in Germany
...at a Renaissance fair in Germany

A vessel flute is a type of flute with an enclosed rather than cylindrical body (vessel rather than tube). The best-known example is probably the ocarina.

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