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Other elements characteristic of the Higo variety, and in most cases 

 shared with the previous variety, include the color-filled spindle 

 (fig. 38, a), the diamond-in-a-ribbon (fig. 40, e, g), rectangular claw 

 scroll motifs in panels (fig. 41, c), and the checkerboard motif (fig. 

 40, k). Plate rims or lips are either treated with a plain red shp or 

 are decorated with the coral snake motif. Of the two attached bases 

 in the Peabody material, one was decorated in a modified rectangular 

 panel pattern enclosing rectangular claw scrolls and spindle patterns, 

 and the other was decorated with the diamond base pattern. One 

 of these vessels is apparently exactly duphcated by a second vessel, 

 from the same grave lot, which remained at the Museo Nacional de 

 Panama. 



Variations from other sites. — Occasionally, a crocodile motif executed 

 in the style of this variety is represented in full face view rather than 

 profile. An example of this representation, with solid red body and 

 barbed feathers but color-filled feet, is present in the Dade Collection 

 (cat. No. 22/8347) and is hsted as from La Pena, Veraguas. As noted 

 earher, the Dade Collection also contains a plate from Santiago, 

 Veraguas, depicting a full face square-headed "crocodile" monster 

 represented in the Yampi style. 



Many variations of the basic crocodile motif, Higo motif with 

 others, especially the "dancing crocodile," are illustrated in the 

 Hterature. These appear to center around the treatment of the 

 plumes or feathers, the feet, the body cavity, and the presence or 

 absence of the secondary crocodile motif or "dragon belt." Exami- 

 nation of 19 examples of the crocodile motif in either Azuero or Code 

 st3des represented in the hterature and the collection at the Museum 

 of the American Indian revealed little in the way of a consistent 

 pattern of relationships between these various elements. For in- 

 stance, barbed plumes, claw plumes, claw feet, and claw fillers occurred 

 about evenly with both solid body and claw-filled body. On the 

 other hand, fine fine feet, in all instances except one, correlated with 

 the sohd red body, while only one instance of a dragon belt was noted 

 in conjunction with the sohd red body. Of the 10 examples of sohd 

 body, 5 were from east Veraguas, 1 from Parita, 2 from Code, 1 from 

 Los Santos, and 1 from Chiriqui. Only four examples of the clav/- 

 filled body were noted ; one from Los Santos, two from Code, and one 

 from Macaracas. Unfortunately the sample is so small that the few 

 indications listed above can hardly be treated as conclusive. 



The straight-collared jar or bottle, examples of which were found 

 at Sitio Conte, Code, by Dr. J. Alden Mason, has already been noted 

 in the section dealing with the Pica-pica variety. 



Geographical range. — As with the preceding variety, there is a 



