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Figure 113. This design is from the rim of a globular vase, and is 

 therefore abbreviated, and does not seem to follow the ordinary rules 



Fig. 109. — Design from a vase from 

 Spur Ranch. 



Fig. 110. — Design from a vase from Foet 

 Bayard. 



to which designs of birds adhere. It is, however, a bird convention. 

 (Tularosa Kiver, New Mexico. Collected by Henry Hales, Cat. No. 

 155124, U.S.N.M'.) 



Fig. 111. — Design from the handle op a dipper from Tularosa River. 



Figure 114. This design is from the breast of a bird-shape vase 

 and belongs to the class of zooic topographical designs which may be 



Fig. 112. — Design from the handle of a dipper from Tularosa River. 



observed on a number of figures in this report. These are very inter- 

 esting and appear to be related in some way, not only to the repre- 

 sentation of the topography of this 

 portion of the bird, but to convey 

 an idea of the separate entity of 

 these parts. (Blue, Arizona, Cat. 

 No. 245535, U.S.N.M.) 



Fig. 113. 



-Design from the rim of a vase 

 FROM Tularosa River. 



Fig. 114.- 



-Design from a bird-shaped 

 vase from Blue. 



Figure 115. This is one of the designs that appear rarely without 

 combination. It is from a bird-shaped vase and apparently repre- 

 sents plumage. (Blue, Arizona, Cat. No. 245535, U.S.N.M.) 



Figure 116. This is an independent design occuring on a hard- 

 burnt bowl of red ware. It resembles some of the designs in white 



