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ANCIENT ART OF TJIR PROVINCE OF CHIRIQUI. 



feet of animals appear about the i)eriphery of the A^ase; and in a 

 number of cases the legs of the tripods are modeled to represent the 

 forms of living creatures. Generally the feet are clumsy in shape 

 and three tdcd. sul;i;( -sting the feet of the tapir. 



These \essels aiv eiiihellished by painting, incising, or scarifying 

 and by intMleling in relief. Color was not employed in the produc- 

 tion of designs, but a dark Indian red pigment was daubed over that 

 part of the surface not occupied by incised ornament. Little or no 

 slip was used and the rude geometric patterns were executed witli 

 pointed tools in a very hap-hazard manner. 



The bowls are more numerous than in any other group of the Chiri- 

 qixian ware, Imt, as in the other groups, they are supplied with sup- 



FiG. 121. Large 



itli bandies imitating: animal heads — i. 



ports, either tripods, shaped like the feet of quadrupeds, or rude annu- 

 lar bases. In most cases the rim expands gradually from below, as 

 seen in Fig. 118, or is recurved, as shown in Fig. 11!). In a few cases 

 the basin is oblong or boat shaped and the ends are pointed, as indi- 

 cated in Fig. I '<!(). 



