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Nicoya Metate with Monkey Effigies
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Nicoya Metate with Monkey Effigies

This Nicoya metate (1000–1350), a stone tool for grinding maize, rests on three sculpted monkeys whose raised arms support the surface. In Mesoamerican belief, monkeys signified mischief, fertility, and creative vitality. Their animated poses reveal a worldview where animals and ritual labor were symbolically intertwined.
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