^'^No.^l'sf^^' TABOGA, URABA, TABOGUILLA ISLANDS — STIRLING 341 



PLATE 54 

 Rim sherds; Taboga-4 



a, Smooth red painted interior and exterior; uniform brownish red grit tempered 



core. 

 6, Red painted lip, otherwise unpainted, unslipped; combed neck, uniform light 



buflf grit tempered core. 



c, Smooth red painted interior and exterior; light brown grit tempered core. 



d, Buff slip, combed neck; uniform light buff, grit tempered core. 



e, Interior buff slipped, exterior unslipped; grit tempered light brown core. 



/, Buff color, smooth interior, combed neck; uniform buff grit tempered core. 

 g, Orange slipped exterior, unslipped interior; uniform grit tempered buff core. 

 h, Red painted lip, buff slipped interior, combed neck; light buff grit tempered 



core, 

 i, Same description as h. 

 j, Interior buff slipped, neck combed; grit tempered light brown core. 



PLATE 55 



Urabd urns 



Large urns of buff or brick red ware, offerings in rock shelter burial on Urabd. 

 Not to scale. The vessels vary from 30 to 40 cm. in height. 



PLATE 56 



Urabd urns 



Large urns of buff or brick red ware, offerings in rock shelter burial on Urabd. 

 Not to scale. The vessels vary in height from 30 to 40 cm. 



PLATE 57 



a, Offertory in rock shelter on Urab^. 



b, Site of Taboguilla-1, on Taboguilla Island, looking toward the mainland of 

 Panama. 



PLATE 58 

 Bold incising 



These vessels seem typically to have been of subglobular shape and rather large 

 with wide outflaring rim (see pi. 60, a). The incising is usually combined with 

 both horizontal and vertical scallop indented filleting. 



The paste has a wide black core, with narrow dark buff or brown margins. It is 

 medium tempered. The exteriors were carelessly smoothed before incising. 

 Sometimes the surface was lightly combed, as in b. The exteriors are un- 

 painted and slightly rough, often carbonized. Many retain the earth color of 

 grayish brown, as earth adheres to the slightly rough surface and is difficult 

 to remove. The inner surfaces are polished brown. Small particles of mica 

 show on the surface. The bases are generally polished. 



PLATE 59 

 Combing and incising 



a, Narrow line combing, scallop indented fillet around neck; plain buff ware. 



b, Incised red. 



