ORMS OF VESSELS. 



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tlifin. The treatment is so varied that I shall have to refer the stu- 

 dent to the subsequent series of illustrations. 



Annular bases or feet were not in very general use in Chiriqui. al- 

 though in some cases tlicy are nioilelnl with a, ,i;ri'at deal of grace. 

 The shape vai'ii's lioiu a simple rin-. liarel>(lee]i em .ii,-li to give a 

 firm support to the vessel when placed iqiou a le\-el surface, to a long, 

 attenuated column with flaring base. The latter is perhaps one of 

 the nearest approaches which America has furnished to the slender 

 foot characteristic of the wheel made ware of Mediterranean countries. 



The vessel shown in Fig. 52, a, has a somewhat rudimentary foot; 

 another, h. a firm, wide liase, which is perforated to give lightness; 

 an hourglass-like piece is shown in c, and a long, bell shaped foot is 

 seen in d. In no part of the world do earthen vessels exhibit such a 

 remarkable development of legs as in Southern Central America. 



Fio. 53. Types of annular 



The tripod is the favorite sup 

 graceful than in the neigh li«« 

 the body was modeled in cldsi 



or feet — various groups of ware. 



. and in Chiriqui the forms are more 



jimvinces. In a few cases, where 



i tat ion of animal forms, four leers 



were used, but three were generally preferred, even for vessels of rect- 

 angular or irregular shapes. In the simplest form they are small 

 conical knobs, placed rather close together about the base of the vessel 

 (Fig. 53, a), but from these the dimensions increase until the size is out 

 of all reasonable projDortion. The maximum development in point of 

 expansion is seen in b and the greatest height in c. They are fre- 

 quently modeled after life forms. In a few cases rings or loops are 



■I'. Tripoli f;roup. Red line group. 



Fig. .53. Forms of legs — various groups of ware. 



employed, as shown in d. The larger forms, and especially those imi. 

 fating animals, are hollow and contain round pellets of clay that rattle 

 when the vessel is moved. The manner in which the legs are attached 

 to the body of the vessel leads me to observe that the vessel is inde- 



