Small, zoomorphic vascular flute with an inflated resonating body and two solid feet. The object has six finger holes and a short, conical mouthpiece. The ceramic was smoothed, slurried, primed, painted and lightly polished. The primer and paint are heavily eroded. The ceramic has a light brown base colour, which is painted red and black-brown. The shape of the object is reminiscent of an avimorphic creature. On its back is a trapezoidal image field bordered by broad red lines. It shows thin, black-brown lines that seem to reflect the structures of textile or wickerwork. The mouthpiece is painted red. According to Lothrop 1926: highland polychrome ware. Cultural significance: the pottery of the Mora group was produced in the north-west of Costa Rica and traded to the Central Highlands and the Atlantic region of the country. It uses representational elements (seated anthropomorphic figures with headdresses, mat motif, Kan cross), which are also known from the Maya ceramics (Copador group) of the Clásico Tardío (900-600d.C.). The variant is related to the Gillén Negro sobre café claro (1350-1000d.C.) and Palmira Policromo (1350-1000d.C.) groups. (Künne 2004)