Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, oblong in shape at the rim, with a slightly concave area at the shoulder on one side. From a rounded bottom the dish flares toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the lip. Pattern is sets of concentric triangles, alternating points up and down. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Large, deep dish is light with a very thin wall, with an irregular shape at the rim. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the midpoint. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, oblong in shape at the rim, with a slightly concave area at the shoulder on one side. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the midpoint. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, oblong in shape at the rim, with a slightly concave area at the shoulder on one side. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the rim. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, shallow, and of an oblong shape. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the rim. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the rim. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd cup. Cup is light with a very thin wall, tall and relatively narrow. Bottom is round, and mouth angles in slightly. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the midpoint. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Latex (balata) figure of an Amazonian pink river dolphin. Figure is made of dyed latex rubber, hand molded. Dolphin balances on its front flippers and tail, which curves to its left. Dorsal fin sits high on the back, behind a blow hole. Dolphin’s head is rounded, with a long narrow snout containing an incised line representing the mouth. Black eyes are inset behind the snout. Figure is dark pink in colour.

Latex (balata) figure of a turtle. Figure is made of dyed latex rubber, hand molded. Turtle stands on four narrow legs, rounded head emerging from the front. Eyes are inset balls, black in colour and surrounded by finely incised circles, above incised nostrils and mouth. The shell is covered with a regular, incised pattern of scutes. The underside of the figure is concave, with little detail. Turtle is coloured dark brown, with a yellow dot inside each scute, and red markings on its head and legs.

Latex (balata) figure of a turtle. Figure is made of dyed latex rubber in green, hand molded. Turtle stands on four flipper feet, with a rounded head emerging from the shell. Eyes are inset balls, red in colour, above incised nostrils and mouth. The shell is covered with a modified diamond pattern, incised, to indicate the scutes. The underside of the figure is concave, with little detail.

Latex (balata) figure of a crocodile. Figure is made of dyed latex rubber, hand molded. Crocodile stands with all four legs bent, tail curving to his right, head high, mouth open and grasping a fish. Short, deeply incised lines across the figure’s back indicate skin texture. Tail holds lines more lightly incised and farther apart. Prominent ridges on the top of the head sit just above inset black eyes. The snout holds deeply incised nostrils. The figure is coloured green, and the fish is a light brown.