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Pot2847/72

Ceramic pot is composed of 2 cups attached by a short tubular neck at the midpoint and a high arching handle from rim to rim. The body of each cup is bulbous with a rounded base, and the rim is flared with an indented neck. Two thick legs, forked at the bottom, support each cup. One leg has been reattached with adhesive. When the pot is moved, a slight jingle can be heard emanating from one of the legs. A protruding animal is on each pot on the sides furthest from each other. Each has a triangular head with incised eyes and mouth, and curved arms with small round hands. The cups are also decorated with vertical, upraised, perforated lines, and several small protruding circles on the rims.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/66

Vertical ceramic pot with a long narrow neck angling out into a bulbous body. The neck and body are decorated with double lines of evenly spaced small round indentations placed in patterns of zigzags and squares. Attached to the body are two large lizards with chin, chest, and tail tip fused to the pot, while the mid-section curves away to create a finger hold. The lizards have corrugated backs, webbed feet and hands, large widely spaced eyes and open mouths. The base of the pot is small and circular.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2847/65

Circular ceramic dish with three legs that is orange and grey in colour. The body of the dish is carved with linear designs near the rim and has a rounded base. On the front of the body at the rim is the small, protruding, triangular head of an animal that has a wide mouth, nostrils and wide-set eyes. At the back is a wide tail decorated with angled lines and round indentations. Two small fins protrude from the pot at either side of the head, and are incised with lines. The legs of the pot are cone shaped and tall with round indentations and angled lines as decoration. The legs are partially hollow with vertical incisions, and two of the three contain a small clay bead that rattles when the dish is moved. The interior of the dish is smooth and undecorated, and contains a yellow residue over most of the surface.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/62

Small ceramic pot, orange and yellow, with three legs. Pot has a wide rim with a neck that indents slightly before flaring out to a slightly squared but bulbous body. The shoulder is decorated with a line of many regular bulges, along which are placed three animal-like shapes. The three legs are relatively long, and conical in shape. The interior of the pot is smooth, and partly covered with a yellow-grey residue.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weapon ?2847/174

Stone weapon. Object is long and thin with a hole bored laterally through the centre. At each end are carved three shallow encircling rings.

Culture
Central America
Material
stone
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2847/143

Gourd shaped clay rattle. The body is bulbous, with a line of holes starting at the shoulder, running across the bottom and up to the shoulder on the other side. Two holes pierce the clay on each side of this semi-circle. Incised lines pattern the body around the holes. The neck is long and thin, tapering slightly toward the top, where a small protruding ring is located. When moved, the instrument emits a rattling sound.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/36

Round ceramic vessel with three legs. Dish has a deep body with a slightly flared rim and straight sides. The bottom recedes into a rounded base. The body is decorated with round perforations in long vertical protrusions laid down in sets of two around the pot. The legs are conical and perforated by oblong holes.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Disk2847/163

Stone disk. Object is oval with a slightly bulging profile top and bottom. A deep, encircling groove has been carved around the edges. The top is covered by a set of straight, parallel, and neatly gouged lines, 14 in all. The stone is smooth and shiny, and the edges of the groove and line-gouges are smooth and worn.

Culture
Central America
Material
stone
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2847/137

Small clay rattle in the shape of a bull(?). The animal’s head has prominent up-curving horns, round protruding eyes and a long nose with a hole bored through horizontally. The body of the rattle is long and round with a curved bottom and a rectangular hole cut vertically into one side. A large irregular-shaped ball can be seen through this hole, contained within the hollow centre of the rattle. It makes a soft jingling noise when shaken.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead2847/202

Small stone bead, cylindrical and squat in shape, with a hole bored laterally through the centre. The hole is narrow at its centre and flares toward the outer edges, causing the bead to have relatively thin walls at its end points.

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