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Rolling Stamp2847/144 a-b

Clay rolling stamp, tubular in shape. Stamp is hollow with thick walls, smooth on the inside with a deep cut pattern on the outside. The pattern is an outwardly expanding diamond shape, with thick lines that have indented edges. The ends of the tube are flat and smooth. A pink pigment is present in a single spot near the centre.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2847/139

Clay rattle has a round globular body with a large, thick loop handle at top. Three small holes are bored into the rattle, two on the shoulder at opposite sides and one in the bottom. Tiny black inclusions in the clay cover the handle and part of the rattles neck and shoulders. The body has a faded area of white pigmentation at the midpoint on one side.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spindle Whorl2847/193

Clay spindle whorl that is round and squat with a hole bored through the centre from top to bottom. The upper half is decorated in a pattern of incised lines and triangles. The bottom is undecorated.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead2847/185 a-b

Stone bead broken into two parts. Bead is rounded, long and thin, with a hole bored laterally through the centre. Ends are flat with slightly rounded edges. The surface of the bead is shiny, but otherwise undecorated.

Culture
Central America
Material
stone
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Vessel2847/61

Clay bird, once part of a tripod. The thin head has a large curved beak and incised round eyes on a long neck. The shoulders are encircled by a long vine(?) with a centre channel, one end protruding at the mid-section of the piece. On the other side is a large oval of rough material where the fragment was attached to the tripod. The bottom portion of the object is long and rounded, with a curved tip. A long rectangular hole opens into the hollow centre of the fragment and two clay balls can be seen in the interior, emitting a rattling sound when the object is moved.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/39

Small ceramic pot has a bulbous body and a rounded bottom. The neck is indented and flares into a wide rim. On the body of the pot is the protruding head of a llama, with pointed ears, a long snout with a perforated mouth, and two small incised eye holes. At the rear of the pot is a short thick tail, curved up at the tip. The pot stands on three conical legs.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/26

Small ceramic pot, burnished a slightly shiny orange. Pot has a bulbous body, rounded bottom and a short straight neck. The rim is decorated on the outside with several protruding bumps, unevenly spaced. Below these are two protruding animal heads on either side of the pot, each with a snout with nostrils, an open mouth and circular perforations for eyes. Between them are protruding decorations with vertical perforations, two to each side.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2847/5

Small ceramic dish, cup shaped, with a wide, open mouth narrowing to a rounded bottom. The exterior body is painted orange with six darker orange stripes meeting at the bottom. The interior is also orange, with the darker orange encircling the rim and lines crossing through the centre. The pot rests on three conical legs with pointed shoulders. One of the legs has broken off at the tip and been reattached.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/3

Small ceramic pot, wide at the shoulder and narrowing toward a rounded bottom. The shoulder is decorated with many small protruding round dots, somewhat evenly spaced. Remnants of dark red pigment can be seen in the spaces between them. The pot has no neck, with the shoulder curving into a large mouth with a thick rim. The interior of the pot is smooth.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Wind Musical Instrument2847/112

Clay ocarina in the shape of an animal, possibly a ram. The instrument has a round body standing on four widely spaced conical legs and a thick, upcurving tail. The head and face are well defined, with a round snout and open mouth, round incised eyes, and protrusions on the head possibly representing horns. Two small holes are bored into the ocarina, one through the neck, and one into the hollow body, just below the tail.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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