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Bowl2847/105

Tricolour terracotta painted bowl has a wide mouth with inwardly sloping rim, bulbous at the shoulder, and narrowing to a slightly rounded bottom. The bowl has an intricately decorated outer rim, with checked patterns, vertical and diagonal lines, and colour blocks. On the shoulder are encircling lines of dark brown and rust, with regularly placed decorative circles below. The interior is painted a rust colour, with a dark brown 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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Vessel2847/34

Terracotta tripod vessel with legs representing grimacing monkeys. Shallow round pot with straight sides inclining inwards. The shoulder is low and sharp and leads to a slightly rounded bottom. The pot balances on three legs, two carved into animal heads, with the third leg’s head partially missing. The heads have a long snout with large canine teeth. Round eye holes are bored through the clay into the hollowed head. Round ears protrude from each side of the head. One of the mouths contains a small round clay ball that creates a rattling sound when moved. The pot is burnished a dark orange and a patterns of encircling lines can be discerned in spots along the body.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/20

Terracotta pregnant monkey vessel, incised. The thick rim of the pot mimics the shape of a wide brimmed hat sitting atop the figure’s head. Below, the face has bulging eyes and a protruding nose and chin. The body is large and round, with a prominently protruding belly. Vague shapes of arms and legs exist on the sides of the figure. Scratched into the surface of the vessel in thin, light coloured lines are the outlines of arms, legs, feet and hands, as well as a tail at back.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/18

Cocle style terracotta pedestal plate with tan coloured creatures on a black slip decorating both the interior of the plate and base of the pedestal. The plate slopes slightly down from rim to centre. Pedestal is round, narrow at neck where it attaches to the plate, widening toward base where it flares out at bottom rim. Pedestal is hollow inside. The vessel is painted black with bird-like creatures painted on plate and pedestal, along with encircling decorative lines of light brown, black, and rust.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Panama
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/16

Painted terracotta vessel with globular bowl forms stacked on pedestal base. The top bowl has a band of cream and red squares encircling it. Pot body consists of two equally sized orbs, one atop the other. The top orb has a small mouth with rim, while the bottom orb sits on a wide flaring base that is hollowed on the inside. The interior of the pot is hollow throughout both orbs. The shoulder of the pot is painted in a rough, rust coloured checked pattern, with brown lines below that are mimicked on the top of the second orb. The bottom orb and base are painted with abstract figures. The interior of the pot is undecorated.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/13

Terracotta effigy pot with zoomorphic applique. Pot is round and somewhat squat, with a concave neck and flaring rim. On either side of neck are two small, round projections with holes. On opposite sides of the shoulder are two protruding animal heads with pig-like snouts, hats, and round hands, facing upward. The midway point of the body is indicated with a thick and protruding line. The lower body recedes to a small round foot. The pot is unpainted but has areas of black carbonization, particularly on the bottom half.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar2894/2 a-b

Tall cylindrical jar with lid. The jar’s body is slightly concave, flaring at bottom as well as top to where a wide mouth contains an inner rim to hold the lid (part b). The base angles inward to a smaller round foot. The body texture is of small encircling lines and is glazed black and orange-red. The interior of the pot is white with a small amount of orange. The lid sits down inside the pot’s rim and is round and shallow with a tall, thin round handle in the middle. The lid is orange on bottom and top outer edge, with a black centre and handle. The top of the handle is also orange. The base is stamped with an oblong circle with an ‘I’ shape in the centre.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle Bowl2959/21

Large rattle bowl with red slip and design inside, cream slip and design outside. Round vessel has a narrow circular base, from which thin walls flare widely toward the rim. The exterior is light brown, painted in a small open pattern of dark brown lines. At rim and base are encircling lines of dark brown and orange. The interior of the bowl is painted orange, overlaid with a large pattern of crosses in light and dark brown. At the rim are several encircling lines, some straight, one zigzag and one in a W and M motif. The base of the interior is convex, holding noise makers that rattle when the bowl is moved.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/11

Terracotta bowl with two animal handles. The pot is round and slightly squat, rounded on the bottom. The neck is concave with a flaring rim. On the shoulder are two small, open-construction handles each decorated with three protruding, round dots of clay. The pot is burnished orange, with much black carbonization on the lower body.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jar2894/3

Small rounded jar, vertically oblong. A small mouth is encircled by a tall and slightly flaring neck that narrows toward the shoulder and contains a spout on one side. The pot sits atop a small round foot. The body is glazed a uniform shiny black, while the neck is a flat brown, the mouth orange. The foot is unglazed. A maker’s mark is carved into the foot--possibly a flower or looped initials.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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