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them with feathers and filling them with water, meal, or other sub- 

 stances, or these vessels may be used in bringing small quantities of 



299. 300. 301. 302. 



PlGS. 299-302. — Pottery offerings from Bear Creek Cave. 



water from sacred springs, etc. The Bear Creek Cave contained 

 numerous small pottery offerings, which had been placed in the pits 



303. 304. 305. 



Figs. 303-305. — Pottery offerings from Bear Creek Cave. 



in the floor, together with baskets, cigarettes, pahos, miniature bows 

 and arrows, and other cult objects. The pottery offerings from Bear 



306. 307. 308. 



Pigs. 306-308. — Pottery offerings from Bear Creek Cave, 



Creek Cave show greater variety and more careful manufacture than 

 those from the springs or village sites. They consist of coiled vases 



