{"id":25751,"date":"2026-09-29T11:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=25751"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:37:34","slug":"lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture &#8211; The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Dunham &#8211; Ph.D. Anthropology (Retired) Cleveland State University &#8211; Will present a lecture: &#8220;The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica&#8221;<br \/>\nTuesday, November 10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.<br \/>\n100 Donald P. Corbett Hall, University of Maine, Orono<br \/>\nFree and open to the public<\/p>\n<p>This presentation explores the storied past of a little-known ancient pot from Costa Rica in the University of Maine\u2019s Hudson Museum. Dating to ca. AD 1350, the lavish polychrome vessel was once painted by world-renowned Costa Rican artist Francisco Z\u00fa\u00f1iga. It was also featured on two Costa Rican banknotes, as part of an effort to help ground Costa Rican national identity in the country\u2019s rich indigenous heritage. The piece\u2019s site of origin, date of discovery, and discoverer are revealed, along with the history of its movements that led to the Hudson Museum. In addition, species identifications are proposed for the major tropical forest creatures depicted in its striking decorations, and comparable remains are identified.<\/p>\n<p>This lecture is supported in part by the Hudson Museum &amp; the Cultural Affairs and Distinguished Lecture Series Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Dunham &#8211; Ph.D. Anthropology (Retired) Cleveland State University &#8211; Will present a lecture: &#8220;The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica&#8221; Tuesday, November 10, 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2281,"featured_media":25752,"template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-25751","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lecture - The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica - Hudson Museum - University of Maine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lecture - The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica - Hudson Museum - University of Maine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Peter Dunham &#8211; Ph.D. Anthropology (Retired) Cleveland State University &#8211; Will present a lecture: &#8220;The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica&#8221; Tuesday, November 10, 2026 [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hudson Museum\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-09T18:37:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2026\/09\/Event-graphic.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lecture - The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica - Hudson Museum - University of Maine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/275\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/Event-graphic.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-29T15:26:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-09T18:37:34+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/275\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/Event-graphic.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/275\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/Event-graphic.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Black and white image of a Caucasian man with white hair and beard next to a detail image of a ceramic vessel in the form of an abstract monkey painted in detailed patterns.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/event\\\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/events\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Lecture &#8211; The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hudson Museum\",\"description\":\"University of Maine\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/umaine.edu\\\/hudsonmuseum\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lecture - The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica - Hudson Museum - University of Maine","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lecture - The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica - Hudson Museum - University of Maine","og_description":"Peter Dunham &#8211; Ph.D. Anthropology (Retired) Cleveland State University &#8211; Will present a lecture: &#8220;The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica&#8221; Tuesday, November 10, 2026 [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/","og_site_name":"Hudson Museum","article_modified_time":"2026-10-09T18:37:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2026\/09\/Event-graphic.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/","url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/","name":"Lecture - The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica - Hudson Museum - University of Maine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2026\/09\/Event-graphic.jpg","datePublished":"2026-09-29T15:26:16+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-09T18:37:34+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2026\/09\/Event-graphic.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2026\/09\/Event-graphic.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Black and white image of a Caucasian man with white hair and beard next to a detail image of a ceramic vessel in the form of an abstract monkey painted in detailed patterns."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/event\/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lecture &#8211; The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum\u2019s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/#website","url":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/","name":"Hudson Museum","description":"University of Maine","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2026\/09\/Event-graphic-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Sky","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/author\/asheller\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/25751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2281"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/25751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25930,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/25751\/revisions\/25930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25751"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=25751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}