Lothrop, S. K. (Samuel Kirkland), 1892-1965 · New York, Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 347
i have produced nothing comparable to them. Among the Costa Rican pottery heads three main subdivisions may be recognized. The first type is similar to the stone example just presented. They are crowned by conical hats, which, in the more workable medium of clay, are seen to be made of straw. While… … a b Fig. 261. — Large pottery heads, Costa Rica. (Height, 5.5 in.) shown in fig. 261, a. The features, except the eyes, are modeled with considerable realism, and the treatment of the cheeks admirably sug- gests the bony structure beneath. The ears are pierced and earrings were doubtless once…
Indian pottery · Pottery
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