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forming encircling bands around the margin ; holes launched into the 

 rim from above, forming an encircling band of punctations; snout 

 in form of spout as in the single existing examples of turtle effigy- 

 bowl from Andres, Santo Domingo. (PL 54.) Similar forms 

 occur in St. Kitts and Nevis. 



Pottery from Grenada is allied with Trinidad wares. It is like- 

 wise similar to that from St. Vincent and Carriacou, although no 

 complete bowl from Carriacou or Grenada exists in the Museum 

 collections. Massive figurine heads show bold scrolled lines, bloated 

 faces, massive ridges for eyebrows, bulbous nose with nostrils, deep, 

 nucleated circles, perforated at center, each representing mouth, 

 eyes, etc. These details of design, also the red color with white 

 interstices or lines filled with white color, mark Grenada ware as 

 distinct from Santo Domingan forms. Upturned snouts of zoomor- 

 phic forms resemble those from Andres and from Constanza, Santo 

 Domingo. (PL 19.) Effigy jars from Grenada with massive head 

 forms taking up the entire neck or oral region resemble large 

 effigy jars from Puerto Plata in the Dominican National jNIuseum. 

 (PL 9.) Handles appear at end of small boat-shaped vessels. St. 

 Vincent disk stamps with short handles like Andres examples have 

 incised patterns in geometric form. Pottery from St. Kitts includes 

 vases, bowls, and platters, red in color, fine superficial polish, deco- 

 rated with incised lines filled in with a white pigment. Differs some- 

 what from Porto Rican ware in texture, color, and in forms, spe- 

 cifically in the thicker walls, spare use of incised lines which are 

 deeper and more curvilinear or scrolled, showing the isolated use 

 of large circular incisions on the inside walls of the bowls. Taper- 

 ing rim walls and other indications place this pottery rather with 

 Trinidad forms, where paint rather than incise.d decoration 

 prevails. 



TRINIDAD AND SOUTH AMERICAN EARTHENWARE TYPES 



Trinidad pottery, while closely allied to the South American 

 Orinoco region generally, is dissimilar to Santo Domingan forms 

 in the use of curved lines to set off a feature, usually a wen, knob, 

 or flat disk in relief, also in the use of a flaring pedestal base. Among 

 the earthenware vessels from Trinidad are several rectangular dishes 

 with legs. Angularity of figurine head forms is characteristic of 

 Trinidad ware. Upright circular disks on nose of figurine heads 

 representing a species of bat are peculiar to Trinidad. Similarities in 

 Trinidad and Santo Domingan ware are such details as transverse 

 position of applied head as in Andres ware; bulbous nose, but 

 not the discoidal enlargement just mentioned; head forms with 

 faint lines indicating turban and ear forms; faint punctations for 



