Description

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.