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rim plates. The nature of the motif on the unmodified rim plates 

 is not as clear, although at least one instance of a hammerheaded 

 element (fig. 25, a), similar to the preceding variety, occurred. It 

 may be noted that the oval or ellipse elements are the same as those 

 which appear on the effigy birds of this type. 



In those instances where pedestal bases are definitely known for 

 this variety, the design was of the horizontal band type. However, 

 a typical specimen of this variety at the Museum of the American 

 Indian (cat. No. 22/9514) from Veraguas had a pointed base. 



Variations from other sites. — Two atypical examples of this variety 

 are present in the Dade Collection at the Museum of the American 

 Indian. One (cat. No. 22/8349) listed from Santiago, Veraguas, 

 while maintaining the typical flat rim with frog effigy lumps and 

 other decorative motifs characteristic of the Yampi variety, has as 

 its primary motif a full face, rectangular mouthed monster in the 

 "dancing crocodile" pose so characteristic of the Higo variety of 

 Macaracas Polychromes (see fig. 42, c). The vessel under discussion 

 also shares the barbed feathers motif (see fig. 40, Z) of the latter variety. 

 The style of drawing and general "feel" of the design is so similar to 

 the typical Yampi flat rimmed plates that this consideration, com- 

 bined with the other Yampi elements, suggests a copy of a Higo 

 variety plate by a potter normally working with the Yampi variety. 



The other (cat. No. 22/8372), a typical Yampi plate shape listed 

 from La Pena, Veraguas, contains a profile dragon or crocodile head 

 on a ray body. The execution of the design is somewhat cruder than 

 usual for this variety, but the vessel seems justifiably assigned to the 

 Yampi variety. Additional variations in execution of the ray design 

 motif are discussed in the section dealing with the Pica-pica variety. 



Geographical range. — Examples range from ChiriquI (Holmes, 

 1888, figs. 211, 212; same vessel illustrated by Lothrop, 1942, fig. 485) 

 through Veraguas (Mus. Amer. Ind. cat. Nos. 22/8362 Son^; 22/8349 

 atypical from Santiago; 22/8372 atypical from La Pena; and 22/9514 

 unspecified area of Veraguas, similar vessel at Mamey reported by 

 Dr. Russell Mitchell, personal communication) to the Parita sites, 

 He-4, He-1, He-8, and Co-2 on the Santa Maria River. 



Cfhronological position. — Same as Nispero variety. 



Relationships oj variety. — Same as Nispero variety with the addition 

 of a similarity to the ray motif of the Pica-pica variety and to the 

 Cuipo variety. 



Bibliography. — See above. 



PARrrA poltcheome; ortiga variety 

 Sample. — No whole vessels, 1,236 sherds (pi. 5, a-c). 

 Paste. — Similar to the Nispero variety although black cores occur 

 more often and color is more variable. 



