THE ARMADILLO GROUP. 



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geographic distribution of this 

 ware must be extended at least 

 to take in the region bordering 

 on the Gulf of Dulce in Costa 

 Rica. 



The entire armadillo is often 

 used, also, as a shoulder de- 

 coration on vases of this group. 

 Some good examples are given 

 in Plate XL In figure a the 

 parts, even to the three regions 

 of the carapace, are all fairly 

 well indicated. The forefeet rest 

 on the rim, the hindfeet on the 

 shoulder of the vessel. A small 

 vase from Escaria (fig. 6) shows 

 the armadillo placed somewhat 

 lower and in an attitude as if in 

 the act of burrowing with its 

 unusually long nose. In fact, 

 the burrowing attitude is char- 

 acteristic and is very satisfactorily 

 shown in figure c. Note that 

 the feet here are flattened nodes 

 with parallel incisions. In other 

 words, they are foot symbols 

 that may be used entirely alone, 

 independent of the animal form 

 to which the foot originally be- 

 longed, as will be seen in sub- 

 sequent illustrations (see fig. 90). 

 The tail is incised with a so- 

 called herring-bone pattern, the 

 lines running, however, in the 

 opposite direction from what one 

 would expect. The flaring rim 

 of the vase is set so as to pro- 

 duce a diaphragm where the 

 neck is most constricted. The 

 use of the foot symbol as an 

 independent ornament is shown 



Fig. 85. 



Fig. 86. 



Fig. 87. 



Fig. 88. 



in fiffUre d, where it OCCUrS in Fig. 85. Neck of vase ornamented with the tail motive. Arma- 



,.,. a/ 



pairs on the neck of the vase. Rg. ^. Another example of the tail motive. Armadillo ware. '' 



By a comparison of the arma- Fig. 87. Neck of vase ornamented with alternating groups of tail- 



,.,, ., . r. '4.1 *i and eve-motives. Armadillo ware. */' 



dlllo tails in figure e With the F|g gg j_ Neck of vasc decorated with tail motive in meander, and 



Ornament on the neck of the an eye symbol in each angle. Armadillo ware. '' 



