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Vessel2847/14

Cylindrical trileg vessel with horizontal ridges and two handles at neck. Vessel is tall and cylindrical, with several encircling ridges on the body. The mouth is small with a thick flaring rim. From the neck protrudes a rounded handle. Opposite is a small head, possibly of a turtle. The pot sits on three legs, also shaped like turtle heads. Decoration consists of a line of incised dots around the shoulder and on the neck, as well as protruding half circles of clay with incised dots along the base.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/106

Tarago bisque, bulbous pot with two zoomorphic handles. Pot has a small mouth atop a straight-walled neck, shoulder slopes slightly and has a short straight drop to the pot body, which is round and bulbous, wide at centre point and narrowing to a round pointed bottom. On either side of the neck is a small creature, with four legs and a raised tail. One of the creatures is headless (due to damage), while the other has a wide, squat face, long wide mouth, and slit eyes. The pot is not painted and has no other decoration.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead2847/190

Very small round bead, flat on top and bottom, with a hole bored through the centre. The bead is of uneven construction with one side taller than the other and one end of the bored hole wider than the other. The colour is a light mottled green, and the outer surface is shiny and smooth.

Culture
Central America
Material
stone
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ocarina Musical Instrument2847/17

Clay ocharina in a donut shape, thick and round with a central hole. The inside is hollow with two small holes bored on each side at top. At the front is an animal head(?) with two protruding circular eyes, an ear to one side (the other has been lost) and a large square nose. A windway is bored through the head from top to bottom rear, with a windcutter below. On the opposite side is a forked tail with a thick base, each fork curving and narrowing to where is connects again to the body.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/73

Round ceramic pot has a coiled rim and a bulbous body with a rounded bottom. Two pointed handles with holes in the centres emerge high on either side of the mouth. A small oblong hole pierces the body near the base. A small amount of white residue clings to the interior bottom.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/98

Small ceramic pot with three legs in the shape of an animal, possibly a bird. A narrow mouth and neck contain protruding ears and a triangular snout with teeth. The bulbous body has a small wing on both sides and a thick, slightly forked tail at the rear. The body is decorated with faded, encircling red lines. The legs are conical in shape.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/96

Ceramic pot decorated to look like a woman. The rim of the pot is slightly flared and painted orange, below which is a slightly widening neck that has a protruding face with ears, large eyes and long nose. The body of the pot is round and bulbous, with attached arms in relief that are bent at the elbows in order to place hands on the two protruding orange breasts. A checked garment is painted around the body. At the back of the pot on the shoulder is a protruding, squared bump. The foot of the pot is small, flat, and recessed well behind the outer dimensions of the body.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/95 a-b

Small ceramic pot (part a) and stand (part b). Pot has a straight, slightly angled neck, decorated with faint encircling lines emphasized with orange pigment. The shoulder protrudes and attached to it are three prominent conical feet, two of which are partially broken and show a hollow space inside. The third is whole and has two small vertical holes bored into either side. Between two of the feet, also on the shoulder, is an animal head(?) with incised lines for teeth and bulges above for eyes. Pot has a rounded bottom. The stand is vertically tubular, open at both ends, and flares widely at the rims. The bottom rim is decorated by several small protuberances, unevenly spaced. The pot’s bottom fits into the flare of the stand’s top rim.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/94

Small ceramic pot has a bulbous body with a rounded bottom. The neck is short and straight, the rim uneven. An orange pigment is visible on the shoulder and on some areas of the body. Cortex takes on a caked look in areas, especially around the bottom.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/93

Small ceramic pot with a partial stem. The body of the pot is cup-shaped, squat, with a rounded bottom. There is no neck, with the shoulder meeting a thick rim that overhangs the interior slightly. The stem has been broken off at its base and reattached, with the distal end broken off completely. A small hole runs through the centre of the stem and into the interior of the pot. Light grey residue clings to the bottom of the pot’s interior.

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