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e, Orange paste, medium temper. Smooth orange interior. Exterior decorated 



with punctate bosses. 

 /, 90 percent brownish black core, 10 percent buff on interior and exterior. Coarse, 



moderate temper. Exterior combed, buff, with apphque design. Interior, 



granular, pitted, buff. 2.2 cm. thick. 

 g, Orange paste. Very coarse, heavily tempered. Smooth orange interior and 



exterior. Loop handle. 

 h, Buff, coarse moderate temper. Combed buff exterior. Granular buff interior. 

 i, Buff fired orange and brownish black near rim. Coarse, moderate temper. 



Smooth interior. Exterior, smooth area 3.5 cm. below lip. Fine combing 



below this area. 1.5 cm. thick. See figure 24, h. 

 j, Buff paste, coarse, moderate temper. Smooth buff exterior and interior. 



Applique octopus design. 

 k, Same as (j) except that buff exterior is roughly combed. 

 /, Paste black, with buff on surfaces. Coarse, heavily tempered. Surface, 



badly eroded. Applique octopus design. 



Plate 40 



a, Buff paste and surfaces. Medium temper. Smooth exterior with grooved 

 indentations outlining rim, 1.3 cm. from lip. Red paint on exterior of rim. 

 Interior of body deeply combed or impressed. See figure 24, c. 



b, Same as (a) . See figure 24, /. 



c, Brownish black core, buff surfaces. Medium temper. Smooth interior. 

 Exterior has regular combing similar to plate 39, b, i. See figure 24, g. 



d, Gray core, buff exterior and interior. Fine, sparsely tempered. Smooth buff 

 exterior and interior. Fire cloud on interior. See figure 24, i. 



e, Light buff paste. Fine, sparsely tempered. Rough, buff interior. Polished 

 buff exterior with bold dusky red and narrow black, parallel lines. 0.7 cm. 

 thick. 



/, Buff paste. Fine, sparsely tempered. Flakes of mica on polished buff in- 

 terior. Rim and interior painted red. Exterior, smooth buff. 



g, Buff paste. Coarse, heavily tempered. Smooth orange exterior painted red. 

 Interior eroded, granular. 



h, Buff paste. Medium temper. Exterior combed. Interior of rim smooth. 



i, Buff paste. Medium temper. Smooth surfaces. Solid vessel support or heavy 

 handle. 



j, k, Gray core, buff margins. Very fine temper, micaceous particles visible on 

 surface. Smooth buff interior and exterior. 



I, Buff. Fine temper. Interior smooth. Exterior rough. 



Plate 41 



a-b, Female figure of Costa Rican type from Cocos Island, Almirante Bay. 



c, Metate found on Cricamola River, photographed in town of Bocas del Toro. 



d, Metate from Bastimentos Key. 



Plate 42 



a, One of the midden mounds on Darkland Point. This is the mound from 

 which comes the Boc-1 material. 



b, Two of four large mortars hollowed from unshaped stones on Darkland Point. 



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