Nicoya Vessel with Raccoon Handle
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Nicoya Vessel with Raccoon Handle

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This ceramic bowl (500–800 AD) features a sculpted figure with striped markings and animal traits resembling a raccoon. Such hybrid creatures symbolized the fusion of human and animal powers in Nicoya cosmology. Vessels like this likely served ceremonial roles, linking everyday use with spiritual and mythic realms.