82 ANCIENT AKT OF THE PROVINCE OF CHIKIQUI. 



113. The motives employed, altliougli so conventionally treated, are 

 pretty certainly identical in origin with the preceding. 



There are a number of tripods in this group, some of which have 

 the deeply incised ornaments and others the shallow ones. The shapes 

 vary greatly, a few examples being decidedly Costa Rioan in type. 



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Pieces with round bodies have conical legs, like much of the Chiri- 

 qiiiaii ware, but those with shallow basins and angular, incurved. 

 upright, or flaring rims have the Costa Rican tripod. Figs. Hi and 

 11.5 may serve to illu.^trate this variety. The first is a cup, with 



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Fifi. 115. Vase with Hariiij; rim and legs, imitatiiiK amiiial heads ' 



upright sides and thick rim. having an incised geometric pattern. 

 The second is much more striking in appeai'ance. The surface color 

 is brownish gray in hue and the simple geometric design was scratched 

 through into the lighter color beneath after the clay liardeued. The 

 legs rei)resent the heads of animals conventionally tiiMtnl .ind are 

 hollow, containing movable pellets. This specimen is Imm latitude 

 8° 42' north, longitude 82° 52' west. Othei's of this class come from 

 different parts of the province. 



To this class belongs also a small dark vase of peculiar shape and 

 interesting decoriition. which is illustrated in Pig. IIG. The neck is 

 large and the lip widely flaring, and the body is modeled in imitation 



