House Model 100 B.C.-A.D. 200 Nayarit This model of a two-story Nayarit house depicts a large and complex feasting scene. It shows twenty-six figures engaged in a feast, complete with miniature representations of food and drink, and three birds. The house has two intersecting peaked roofs sheltering both a portico and an enclosed room. Remnants of a diamond pattern painted in black and white on a red slip are visible on the tops of the roofs, representing thatched roofs that would have been plastered and painted. People and animals fill nearly every available space on both levels, including the steps that connect them.On the upper level, sixteen figures include at least six females, as indicated by their skirts, each paired with a male; four of the pairs sit with their arms wrapped around each other. One couple, probably the central figures in the gathering, rest against the wall, his arm lying familiarly over her lap. Such matched or joined couples, which are common in larger, freesta