Handles constitute a very interesting feature of this pottery and are much varied in shape and arrangement. In a few cases the handle is a single arch springing over the orifice, as seen in Fig. 51, _a_. Again, the handle is attached to one side, as in _b_, but as a rule handles occur in twos upon the shoulder, one on either side of the aperture. They are horizontally attached, as in _c_, or vertically placed, as in _d_, connecting the rim with the shoulder, or they occur low on the body, as in _e_. In rare cases there are four handles, which are arranged as seen in _f_ or are set on in pairs. In the elaboration of handles, the use made of animal forms is perhaps the most notable feature. Grotesque figures are made to take the place of handles or are attached to or placed near them. The treatment is so varied that I shall have to refer the student to the subsequent series of illustrations. Annular bases or feet were not in very general use in Chiriqui, although in some cases they are modeled with a great deal of grace. The shape varies from a simple ring, barely deep enough to give a firm support to the vessel when placed upon a level surface, to a long, attenuated column with flaring base. The latter is perhaps one of the nearest approaches which America has furnished to the slender foot characteristic of the wheel made ware of Mediterranean countries. [Illustration: _a, b, c, d_ Fig. 52. Types of annular bases or feet--various groups of ware.] [Illustration: _a_ Biscuit ware. _b_ Biscuit ware. _c_ Tripod group. _d_ Red line group. Fig. 53. Forms of legs--various groups of ware.]