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Vessel3157/3

Small bird-shaped vessel. The bowl is formed out of the bird's body with its head, wings and tail feathers protruding at the sides. The right side faintly shows the original painted design. The vessel is raised on three triangular supports.

Culture
Nicoya ?
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3157/2

Small spherical polychrome pot with a narrow neck and flaring rim. Painted decorations of geometric shapes and figures with claws on both halves. Brown paint on base. Polished surface.

Culture
Nicoya ?
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Panama ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3157/1

Small spherical polychrome pot with a narrow neck and flaring rim. Painted decorations of geometric shapes with a single face baring its teeth on each half - one upright, the other upside-down. Orange paint on base, and "Cocle. Panama" hand-printed in pencil overtop. Polished surface.

Culture
Nicoya ?
Material
clay
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pear Shaped Vessel37.481

Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund

Culture
Nicoya
Material
ceramic and pigment
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Effigy VesselSa387

Nicoya polychrome, round-bodied clay vessel with three short bulging legs and a straight upright rim. The straight upright rimis painted with a red and black geometric pattern. The legs are painted with black 'S''s, 'x''s, and dots around the bulging area which is separated from the straight black vertical lines along the bottom area with a horizontal red band. The body of the vessel has a protruding face outlined with a red and black sun-like patterned design. The two arms curve inward in an S-shape, mirroring each other, allowing the hands to rest on the belly near the middle.

Culture
Nicoya
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlSa388

Belen incised ware, half-rounded clay bowl with three legs. Each leg is shaped with a head that has round ears, the eyes cut out, a protruding nose, a mouth cut out and open at both sides to show teeth but closed at the front. There is a ball within each leg.

Culture
Nicoya
Material
clay
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureSa386

Nicoya polychrome hollow clay figure crouched at the knees. The large head has eyes that are painted black, upraised eyebrows with a black paint line, a nose painted with black vertical lines above black circular lines, and an open oval mouth with a round black tongue, and a red mouth area. Ears are painted red with black circle earrings. Two bumps which are dotted all around and are outlined with red and black are on the head above the brow line, and have a diagonal wavy line in between them. Shoulders are decorated with black line design. Figure's left arm is resting on the respective knee, and figure's right arm is bent inward so that the hand is touching the throat. Red belly button outlined with black. Black knees with horizontal lines beneath and six black toes on each foot. Red geometric rectangular lines decorate the lower half of the body at the back. There is a hole at the back.

Culture
Nicoya
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish457/1 a-b

Dish with steep, flared sides and three tall feet (one broken off). Feet are decorated as animal heads and are hollow; two have round balls of clay loose inside. Three protrusions on the outer walls, two lugs and one animal head, are all on one side of the dish. Painted decoration is in red and black; legs are decorated on necks, eyes, ears, and mouth, outer walls are decorated red with vertical black lines and occasional feather-like pattern; interior has central red animal figure with similar animal figures on inner walls.

Culture
Nicoya
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish457/3

Dish with steep sides and three tapered feet; feet are hollow and have hard items in them that rattle when moved. Each leg is decorated as a face with protruding ears in red; dish is decorated on interior and exterior with red bands with black wavy borders; centre of dish has two wavy red bands with black outline.

Culture
Nicoya
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Nicaragua
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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