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ANCIENT ART OP THE PROVINCE OF CHIRIQUI. 



There is a general consistency in the use of lit\' foiiiiswliii li is wmtliy 

 of notice. The fish and other creatures used, nltlion^h vaiidiisly cim- 

 ceived and treated, are never confused. When the lisli is cniplnycd 

 no features suggesting other animals appear and when the heads of 

 other creatures occupy the upper extremity of the leg all the details 

 refer to these creatures with uniform consistency. In Fig. l-l? we 



Fig. 147. Handsome tripod 



have an unusiially graceful shape, decorated about the neck with 

 scrolls and indented fillets. The legs represent some reptilian form 

 resembling a lizard. The head projects from the hip and is conven- 

 tionally treated. A round fillet fixed at its middle point to the muzzle 

 of the creature is turned back at the sides of the head and coiled to 



ith lizard shaped legs- 



form the eyes. The forelegs are attaclied at the sides near the top 

 and the recurved terminal jjoint is encircled by rings that stand for 

 the coiled tail. 



