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shapes. Examjilfs ainl dotails arf j^'ivcii as tlicy come ii]) in tlic \-arious 

 sections. 



The scar ijicd (/roiij). — This ^-nmi) is re])reseiit(_'d by about fovty 

 specimens and is wortliy of especial attention. It comes from the 

 graves of two localities, one near C. E. Taylor's hacienda, north of 

 David, on the slopes of Mount Chiriqui, and the other at Alanje, south- 

 west of David. As a variety of ware it stands so entirely alone that 

 had it arrived unlabeled no one would have recognized its affinities 

 with Chiriquian art. It is latlicr infci'ior in material, grace of form, 

 and surface finish, and the iIimcumI ion appeal's to belong to a lower 

 grade of culture than that <A' the other groups. It is possibly the 

 work of an inferior race in comparatively recent times. 



Nearly all the vessels are tripods, but a few have rounded or flat 

 bottoms and a, few arc sniqilii'd wifli annular stands. The walls are 

 thick anil llif slLipi's ,irc uiicuiitli (>i- cliinisy. The paste is coarse, 

 jDOorly liaki'd. and friaJilc; iic,-ii' tlii' sui-facc it is a warm reddish or 

 yellowish gray; within tlie mass it is a dark gray. 



The makei's of this pottery, like their brother artificers, took especial 

 pleasure in the modeling of life forms. The work exliiliitiMl in these 

 specimens is, however, exceptionally rude. In some ( ,ims i;r(it('sque 

 heads are attached to the i-inis of bowls; in others the iiead. tail, and 



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