Indians of Central America -- Nicaragua -- Antiquities; Nicaragua -- Antiquities
18. Pl. 35. Lid of an oval cup, perforated; fine terra
cotta; painted in a red-brown colour. _Zapatera_,
Punta del Sapote.
19. Pl. 35. Fragment of the side of a larger bowl or
tinacca, with a figure in relief, representing a
monkey’s arm; terra cotta; painted with a red-brown
colour. _Zapatera_, Punta del Sapote.
20. Pl. 35. Small bottle with round bottom; terra
cotta; painted yellow. _Zapatera_, Punta de las
Figuras.
21. Pl. 35. Head of a bird, serving as foot of a large
plate; terra cotta; painted red. _Zapatera_, Punta
del Sapote, the mound 6.
22. Pl. 35. Upper part of a bottle or urn, forming
the head of an animal, with open jaws. The bottle
has had two entrances. Terra cotta; painted in a
yellowish grey colour. _Zapatera_, Punta del Sapote.
23. Pl. 35. Head of an animal, handle of a large bowl;
terra cotta; painted red. _Zapatera_, Punta del
Sapote.
29. Pl. 36. Fragment of an urn with upright edge and
angular ornaments. _Zapatera_, Punta del Sapote, the
mound 5.
30. Pl. 36. Head of an animal, handle of a large plate;
fine terra cotta; painted deep brown. _Zapatera_,
Punta del Sapote, the mound 3.
31. Pl. 36. Head of a lizard, fragment of a toy; terra
cotta; painted in a light yellow colour. _Zapatera_,
Punta de las Figuras.
32. Pl. 36. Head of an animal, handle of a plate;
terra cotta; painted, but the colour has vanished.
_Zapatera_, Punta de las Figuras.
33. Pl. 36. Head of an animal, handle of a plate; fine
terra cotta; painted black. _Ceiba._
34. Pl. 36. Head of an animal, fragment of a toy; terra
cotta; painted in a light yellow colour. _Zapatera_,
Punta de las Figuras.
35. Pl. 36. Head of an animal, handle or foot of a
plate; terra cotta; painted brown. _Zapatera_, Punta
de las Figuras.
36. Pl. 36. Handle of a larger cup, or tinacca, in the
form of a column embraced by a hand. Red clay; not
painted. _Zapatera_, Punta del Sapote, the mound 6.
37. Pl. 36. Small low cup with an ear; fine clay;
painted dark brown. _Ceiba._
APPENDIX
Smaller objects of stone
24. Pl. 35. Head of an animal, well cut. It seems to
have formed part of the side of a stone vase or can.
_Zapatera_, Punta del Sapote.
25. Pl. 35. File or rasp. _Zapatera_, Punta del Sapote,
the mound 3.
26. Pl. 35. Molidor or pestle for pounding seed.
_Ometepec_, stat. 3.
27. Pl. 35. Chisel. _Zapatera_, Punta del Sapote, the
mound 3.
28. Pl. 35. Chisel. _Ceiba._
[Illustration]
CONTENTS.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account