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Plate I. | Map of Chiriqui | 13 |
Fig. | 1. | Section of oval grave | 17 |
| 2. | Section of a quadrangular grave | 18 |
| 3. | Grave with pillars | 18 |
| 4. | Compound cist | 19 |
| 5. | Southwest face of the pictured stone | 22 |
| 6. | A goddess of the ancient Chiriquians | 23 |
| 7. | A god of the ancient Chiriquians | 24 |
| 8. | Fragmentary human figure in gray basaltic rock | 25 |
| 9. | Mealing stone with large tablet ornamented with animal heads | 26 |
| 10. | Puma shaped metate | 27 |
| 11. | Stool shaped object | 28 |
| 12. | Stool with columnar base | 28 |
| 13. | Stool with perforated base | 29 |
| 14. | Large partially polished celt | 30 |
| 15. | Celt of hexagonal section | 31 |
| 16. | Small wide bladed celt | 31 |
| 17. | Celt with heavy shaft | 31 |
| 18. | Celt or ax with constriction near the top | 31 |
| 19. | Flaked and partially polished celt | 32 |
| 20. | Well polished celt | 32 |
| 21. | Narrow pointed celt | 32 |
| 22. | Narrow pointed celt | 32 |
| 23. | Cylindrical celt with narrow point | 33 |
| 24. | Leaf shaped objects suggesting spearpoints | 34 |
| 25. | Arrowpoints | 34 |
| 26. | Human figure, formed of copper-gold alloy | 41 |
| 27. | Grotesque human figure in gold | 42 |
| 28. | Rudely shaped human figure in gold | 42 |
| 29. | Grotesque human figure in nearly pure copper | 43 |
| 30. | Grotesque human figure in nearly pure gold | 43 |
| 31. | Rudely executed image of a bird in gold | 44 |
| 32. | Image of a bird in gold | 45 |
| 33. | Puma shaped figure in gold | 45 |
| 34. | Puma shaped figure in base metal | 45 |
| 35. | Quadruped with grotesque face in base metal | 46 |
| 36. | Figure of a fish in gold | 46 |
| 37. | Large figure of a frog, in base metal plated with gold | 47 |
| 38. | Small figure of a frog, in base metal plated with gold | 47 |
| 39. | Figure of an alligator in gold | 48 |
| 40. | Animal figure, in base metal plated with gold | 48 |
| 41. | Bronze bells plated or washed with gold | 50 |
| 42. | Bronze bell with human features | 50 |
| 43. | Triple bell or rattle found on the Rio Grande | 51 |
| 44. | Ancient Mexican bell | 51 |
| 45. | Fundamental forms of vases—convex outlines | 58 |
| 46. | Fundamental forms of vases—angular outlines | 59 |
| 47. | Vases of complex outlines—exceptional forms | 59 |
| 48. | Vases of compound forms | 59 |
| 49. | Square lipped vessel | 59 |
| 50. | Variations in the forms of necks and rims | 60 |
| 51. | Arrangement of handles | 60 |
| 52. | Types of annular bases or feet | 61 |
| 53. | Forms of legs | 61 |
| 54. | Grotesque figure forming the handle of a small vase | 63 |
| 55. | Grotesque figure forming the handle of a small vase | 63 |
| 56. | Grotesque figure forming the handle of a small vase | 63 |
| 57. | Monstrous figure with serpent shaped extremities | 63 |
| 58. | Monstrous figure with serpent shaped extremities | 63 |
| 59. | Grotesque figure | 64 |
| 60. | Grotesque figure | 64 |
| 61. | Grotesque figure | 64 |
| 62. | Figure of a monkey | 64 |
| 63. | Figure of a monkey | 64 |
| 64. | Figure of a monkey | 64 |
| 65. | Animal forms exhibiting long proboscis | 65 |
| 66. | Vase illustrating ornamental use of animal figures | 65 |
| 67. | Vase illustrating ornamental use of animal figures | 65 |
| 68. | Vase illustrating ornamental use of animal figures | 66 |
| 69. | Vase illustrating ornamental use of animal figures | 66 |
| 70. | Series of bowls and cups of unpainted ware | 67 |
| 71. | Vase of graceful form | 68 |
| 72. | Vase of graceful form | 68 |
| 73. | Vase of fine form, ornamented with grotesque heads | 68 |
| 74. | Vase of fine form, ornamented with grotesque heads | 69 |
| 75. | Vase with ornament of applied nodes and fillets | 69 |
| 76. | Vase with mantle covered with incised figures | 70 |
| 77. | Vase with frieze of grotesque heads | 70 |
| 78. | Vases with flaring rims and varied ornament | 71 |
| 79. | Vases with complex outlines and varied ornament | 71 |
| 80. | Large vase with two mouths and neatly decorated necks | 72 |
| 81. | Large vase with high handles | 72 |
| 82. | Top view of high handled vase | 73 |
| 83. | Handled vase | 73 |
| 84. | Handled vase | 73 |
| 85. | Handled vase | 73 |
| 86. | Small cup with single handle, ornamented with grotesque figure | 74 |
| 87. | Small cup with single handle, ornamented with grotesque figure | 74 |
| 88. | Vase of eccentric form | 74 |
| 89. | Vessel illustrating forms of legs | 75 |
| 90. | Vessel illustrating forms of legs | 75 |
| 91. | Vessel with large legs, decorated with stellar punctures | 75 |
| 92. | Vases of varied form with plain and animal shaped legs | 75 |
| 93. | Large vase of striking shape | 76 |
| 94. | Cup with legs imitating animal forms | 76 |
| 95. | Cup with legs imitating a grotesque animal form | 77 |
| 96. | Cup with legs imitating the armadillo | 77 |
| 97. | Cup with legs imitating the armadillo | 77 |
| 98. | Cup with frog shaped legs | 77 |
| 99. | Cup with legs imitating an animal and its young | 77 |
| 100. | Cups supported by grotesque heads | 77 |
| 101. | Large cup supported by two grotesque figures | 78 |
| 102. | Cup with two animal heads attached to the sides | 78 |
| 103. | Cup with two animal heads attached to the sides | 78 |
| 104. | Vase shaped to imitate an animal form | 79 |
| 105. | Vase shaped to imitate an animal form | 79 |
| 106. | Vase shaped to imitate an animal form | 79 |
| 107. | Fish shaped vessel | 79 |
| 108. | Top view of a fish shaped vessel | 80 |
| 109. | Cup with grotesque head attached to the rim | 80 |
| 110. | Black cup with incised reptilian figures | 81 |
| 111. | Black cup with incised reptilian figures | 81 |
| 112. | Black vase with conventional incised pattern | 81 |
| 113. | Small cup with conventional incised pattern | 82 |
| 114. | Small tripod cup with upright walls | 82 |
| 115. | Vase with flaring rim and legs imitating animal heads | 82 |
| 116. | Vase modeled to represent the head of an animal | 83 |
| 117. | Pattern upon the back of the vase | 83 |
| 118. | Tripod bowl of red scarified ware | 87 |
| 119. | Tripod bowl of red scarified ware | 87 |
| 120. | Oblong basin with scarified design | 88 |
| 121. | Large scarified bowl with handles imitating animal heads | 88 |
| 122. | Jar with flat bottom and vertical bands of incised ornament | 89 |
| 123. | Vase with stand and vertical incised bands | 89 |
| 124. | Vase with handles, legs, and vertical ribs | 89 |
| 125. | Tripod with owl-like heads at insertion of legs | 90 |
| 126. | Tripod with legs rudely suggesting animal forms | 90 |
| 127. | Heavy red vase with four mouths | 90 |
| 128. | Vase with horizontally placed handles and rude designs in red | 91 |
| 129. | Unpolished vase with heavy handles and coated with soot | 92 |
| 130. | Round bodied vase with unique handles and incised ornament | 92 |
| 131. | Vase with grotesque figures attached to the handles | 93 |
| 132. | Vase with upright handles and winged lip | 93 |
| 133. | Top view of vase with winged lip | 94 |
| 134. | Vase with grotesque animal shaped handles | 94 |
| 135. | Vase with handles representing strange animals | 95 |
| 136. | Vase with handles representing grotesque figures | 95 |
| 137. | Vase with handles representing animal heads | 96 |
| 138. | Vase with arched handles embellished with life forms in high relief | 96 |
| 139. | Vase with arched handles embellished with life forms in high relief | 97 |
| 140. | Tripod vase with shallow basin and eccentric handles | 99 |
| 141. | Tripod vase with shallow basin and eccentric handles | 99 |
| 142. | Tripod vase with shallow basin and eccentric handles | 99 |
| 143. | Tripod vase of graceful shape and neat finish | 100 |
| 144. | Heavy tripod vase with widely spreading feet | 100 |
| 145. | Neatly modeled vase embellished with life forms and devices in red | 101 |
| 146. | High tripod vase with incised designs and rude figures in red | 101 |
| 147. | Handsome tripod vase with scroll ornament | 102 |
| 148. | Vase with lizard shaped legs | 102 |
| 149. | Vase with scroll ornament | 103 |
| 150. | Large vase with flaring rim and widespreading legs | 103 |
| 151. | Fragment of a tripod vase embellished with figure of an alligator | 104 |
| 152. | Vase supported by grotesque human figures | 105 |
| 153. | Round bodied vase embellished with figures of monsters | 106 |
| 154. | Cup with incurved rim and life form ornamentation | 107 |
| 155. | Cup with widely expanded rim and constricted neck | 107 |
| 156. | Small tripod cup with animal features in high relief | 108 |
| 157. | Handsome vase supported by three grotesque figures | 108 |
| 158. | Vase decorated with figures of frogs and devices in red | 110 |
| 159. | Vase of unique shape and life form ornamentation | 110 |
| 160. | Two-handled vase with life form and linear decoration | 110 |
| 161. | Small tripod vase with animal figures in white | 111 |
| 162. | Shapely vase with designs in white paint | 112 |
| 163. | Small red bottle with horizontal bands of ornament | 115 |
| 164. | Small red bottle with encircling geometric devices | 115 |
| 165. | Bottle with zone occupied by geometric devices | 116 |
| 166. | Bottle with broad zone containing geometric figures | 116 |
| 167. | Bottle with decoration of meandered lines | 117 |
| 168. | Bottle with arched panels and geometric devices | 117 |
| 169. | Bottle with arched panels and elaborate devices | 118 |
| 170. | Vase with rosette-like panels | 118 |
| 170a. | Ornament from preceding vase | 118 |
| 171. | Vase with rosette-like panels | 119 |
| 172. | Vase with rosette-like panels | 119 |
| 173. | Theoretical origin of the arched panels | 120 |
| 174. | Theoretical origin of the arched panels | 120 |
| 175. | Theoretical origin of the arched panels | 120 |
| 176. | Vase decorated with conventional figures of alligators | 120 |
| 177. | Portion of decorated zone illustrating treatment of life forms | 121 |
| 178. | Portion of decorated zone illustrating treatment of life forms | 121 |
| 179. | Vase decorated with highly conventional life forms | 121 |
| 179a. | Design from preceding vase | 122 |
| 180. | Vase decorated with highly conventional life forms | 122 |
| 181. | Vase decorated with highly conventional life forms | 123 |
| 182. | Decorated panel with devices resembling vegetal growths | 124 |
| 183. | Vase of unusual shape | 124 |
| 184. | Vase of unusual shape | 124 |
| 185. | Vase of unusual shape | 124 |
| 186. | Double vessel with high arched handle | 125 |
| 187. | Double vessel with arched handle | 125 |
| 188. | Vase embellished with life forms in color and in relief | 126 |
| 189. | Vase modeled to represent a peccary | 127 |
| 190. | Under surface of peccary vase | 127 |
| 191. | Small vessel with human figures in high relief | 127 |
| 192. | Tripod cup with figures of the alligator | 128 |
| 193. | Large shallow tripod vase with geometric decoration | 129 |
| 194. | Large bottle shaped vase with high tripod and alligator design | 130 |
| 195. | Large bottle with narrow zone containing figures of the alligator | 132 |
| 196. | Vase with decorated zone containing four arched panels | 133 |
| 197. | Vase with four round nodes upon which are painted animal devices | 133 |
| 198. | Vases of varied form and decoration | 134 |
| 199. | Alligator vase with conventional markings | 135 |
| 200. | Alligator vase with figures of the alligator painted on the sides | 135 |
| 201. | Vase with serpent ornamentation | 136 |
| 202. | Vase representing a puma with alligator figures painted on sides | 137 |
| 203. | Shallow vase with reptilian features in relief and in color | 137 |
| 204. | Vase with funnel shaped mouth | 138 |
| 205. | Top view of vase in Fig. 204 | 139 |
| 206. | End view of vase in Fig. 204 | 139 |
| 207. | Large vase with decorations in red and black | 140 |
| 208. | Devices of the decorated zone of vase in Fig. 207, viewed from above | 141 |
| 209. | Handsome vase with four handles and decorations in black, red, and purple | 142 |
| 210. | Painted design of vase in Fig. 209, viewed from above | 143 |
| 211. | Vase of unusual shape with decoration in black, red, and purple | 144 |
| 212. | Ornament occupying the interior surface of the basin of vase in Fig.211 | 144 |
| 213. | Large vase of fine shape and simple decorations | 145 |
| 214. | Vase with extraordinary decorative designs | 146 |
| 215. | Painted design of vase in Fig. 214, viewed from above | 147 |
| 216. | Vase of unique form and decoration | 148 |
| 217. | Painted design of vase in Fig. 216 | 148 |
| 218. | Spindle whorl with annular nodes | 149 |
| 219. | Spindle whorl decorated with animal figures | 149 |
| 220. | Spindle whorl with perforations and incised ornament | 149 |
| 221. | Needlecase | 150 |
| 222. | Needlecase | 150 |
| 223. | Needlecase with painted geometric ornament | 151 |
| 224. | Needlecase with incised geometric ornament | 151 |
| 225. | Needlecase with incised geometric ornament | 151 |
| 226. | Statuette | 152 |
| 227. | Statuette | 152 |
| 228. | Statuette | 152 |
| 229. | Statuette | 152 |
| 230. | Stool of plain terra cotta | 154 |
| 281. | Stool of plain clay, with grotesque figures | 155 |
| 232. | Stool of plain terra cotta | 155 |
| 233. | Rattle | 157 |
| 234. | Section of rattle | 157 |
| 235. | Rattle, with grotesque figures | 157 |
| 236. | Drum of gray unpainted clay | 158 |
| 237. | Drum with painted ornament | 159 |
| 238. | Painted design of drum in Fig. 237 | 159 |
| 239. | Double whistle | 161 |
| 240. | Section of double whistle | 161 |
| 241. | Tubular instrument with two finger holes | 162 |
| 242. | Section of whistle | 162 |
| 243. | Small animal shaped whistle | 162 |
| 244. | Small animal shaped whistle | 162 |
| 245. | Top shaped whistle | 163 |
| 246. | Section, top, and bottom views of whistle | 164 |
| 247. | Drum shaped whistle | 165 |
| 248. | Vase shaped whistle | 165 |
| 249. | Crab shaped whistle | 166 |
| 250. | Alligator shaped whistle | 166 |
| 251. | Cat shaped whistle | 167 |
| 252. | Whistle with four ocelot-like heads | 168 |
| 253. | Bird shaped whistle | 169 |
| 254. | Bird shaped whistle | 169 |
| 255. | Bird shaped whistle | 170 |
| 256. | Whistle in grotesque life form | 170 |
| 257. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 173 |
| 258. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 173 |
| 259. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 174 |
| 260. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 174 |
| 261. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 174 |
| 262. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 175 |
| 263. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 175 |
| 264. | Conventional figure of the alligator | 176 |
| 265. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 176 |
| 266. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 176 |
| 267. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 176 |
| 268. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 177 |
| 269. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 177 |
| 270. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 177 |
| 271. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 178 |
| 272. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 178 |
| 273. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 178 |
| 274. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 179 |
| 275. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 179 |
| 276. | Conventional figure derived from the alligator | 180 |
| 277. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 180 |
| 278. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 181 |
| 279. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 182 |
| 280. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 182 |
| 281. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 182 |
| 282. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 182 |
| 283. | Conventional figures derived from the alligator | 183 |
| 284. | Vase with decorated zone containing remarkable devices | 185 |
| 285. | Series of devices | 185 |