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also listed from Veraguas, is similar in shape but somewhat smaller 

 and combines the "monorail" element (fig. 37, g) of the Pica-pica 

 variety with a slightly different Z-shaped circle and dot seed pod 

 (fig. 45, h). Both of these vessels have cream to buff-cream ground 

 coloring and the colors are bright. 



Crosshatching similar to that occurring on the two turtle effigy jars 

 mentioned earlier (Finds 351-1 and 369-1) also occurs on the large 

 effigy jars at the Venado Beach site (Peabody Mus. cat. No. 51-25- 

 20-20418) but without other specific similarities in design elements. 



An example of the black on red technique, in this case black fine- 

 line seed pods arranged around the orange slipped shoulder of a 

 medium sized (14.4 cm. diameter) collared jar, was recovered by 

 Dr. Mitchell at the V-5 or Piedra del Sol site between Montijo and 

 Santiago in Veraguas (Vessel No. 7, Grave No. 1, personal communi- 

 cation from Dr. Mitchell) in association with Pica-pica and Higo 

 variety vessels. 



The ray or hammerhead shark motif also appears in negative tech- 

 nique; e.g., a pedestal plate recovered by Dr. Mitchell at the Piedra 

 del Sol site near Santiago, Veraguas (Vessel No. 8, Grave No. 1, 

 personal communication from Dr. Mitchell). In this example, two 

 rays are represented on the upper surface of a pedestal plate; both 

 are executed in the fashion typical of the Pica-pica variety, i.e., with 

 circular, unattached eyes and channeled bodies. Colors are bright 

 and sharp, the vessel has a coral snake lip, and the base is finished 

 with a typical Pica-pica diamond pattern. 



Still a further motif occurring in negative style is the bat, repre- 

 sented by a bowl found in a La Pena grave along with other Maca- 

 racas type vessels (Mahler, 1 96 1 , fig. 2 , c?) . The same motif also was on 

 a small straight-collared or "bottle jar" from He-4 found by Dr. 

 Russell H. Mitchell (personal communication). 

 Geographical range: 



Chiriqui: MacCurdy, 1911, figures 257 and 258. 

 Veraguas: La Pena, near Santiago, Veraguas (hearsay) (Wassen, 

 1960, fig. 2) (Mahler, 1961, fig. 2, d). 

 Piedra del Sol, Montijo, Santiago, Veraguas (Grave 1, vessels 2, 

 7, 8, 13, 22) (Russell H. Mitchell, personal communication). 

 Rio de Jesus, Museo Nacional de Panama, G. R. Willey photo- 

 graph. 

 Veraguas in general (Mus. Amer. Ind. cat. Nos. 22/9303, 

 22/8391, 22/9512, 22/9501). 

 Herrera: Parita, Herrera (sherd, Lothrop, 1942, fig. 444, a). 

 Los Santos: Macaracas, Los Santos (Lothrop, 1942, fig. 462, a, 

 and pi. Ill, d, fig. 461, b; Stirling, 1950, p. 239, bottom 

 row, left, Find 369-1). 



