Sherd Item Number: Sa352 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Ceramic effigy figure fragment with tan paste and remnants of red slip. Top of head with modelled nose, ears with pressed holes, horizontal eye slits, and concave sloping top. Sides of top appear scraped. Hollow.
Pre-Columbian Costa Rica was part of the transitional zone between the traditions of Meso America and South America. Influences from both areas are evident with the most powerful and extensive coming from the north, particularly for the Pacific area. Effigy figure fragment.
Monochrome red ware.
pottery fragment