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seTtTal divisions. Neck clesi;;ns couslst of volutes or of double curves, 

 also of triai)i,ics and of l(i/.eii;,'e-shai)ed li.i,'ures. These desi^rns are repeated 

 to produce a symmetrical balance. On the body of the vessel are i>aluted 

 such combinations as the representation ot a deer and a rosette rei)rcsent- 

 lug a sunllower. A series of three terraces may be substituted for the 

 deer and sunllower figures. There may also be found an encircling panel 

 of bird fiioires with interlocking bills. 



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rictographic earthenware forms and painted designs in combination with 

 eccentric life forms, some of which approach the realistic. I'ueblo Indians 

 »)f Zut'ii and of the Rio Grande, N. Mex. 



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Woven belts of the Tarahumare, Iluichol, and Cora Indians of uortliern Mexico. 

 I'rom tlie Lumlioltz, I'ainier, ami Nelson collections from Sonora and (Miihua- 

 huu. The apparently uieaninj^iess angular designs are, according to Lum- 

 holtz, symbolic to the highest degree. 



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Woven bags of the Coi-a, Huichol, and Tarahumare Indians of Mexico; also 

 one woven by the Menonunee of the Great Lakes or eastern woodlands area 

 Introduced here for comparison. 



Upper row, left: Cat. No. 204711, U.S.N.M, Hough collection from Sau 

 Luis Potosi, Mexico. Woven bag with native geometrical design. Dimen- 

 sions: 3% Indies in width; 5% inches in depth. 



Upi)er row, second from left : Cat. No. 201072, U.S.N.M. Woven bag of 

 the Cora Indians collected by Nelson. Dimensions: 5 inches deep by 4% 

 inches wide. 



Upper right: Cat. No. 201077, U.S.N.M. Woven bag collected by Nelson 

 from the Cora Indians. Dimensions: length, 7^ inches by G inches in 

 width. 



Right, second row from bottom: Cat. No, 204710, U.S.N.M. From the 

 Hough collection, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. W'oven with cotton base and 

 woolen weft. Excellent handiwork. Dimensions: 9 inches long by G 

 Inches wide. 



lAift, .second from bottom: Cat. No. 165381, U.S.N.M. Collected by 

 Palmer. Cora. Dimensions: width, S inches; depth, G% inches. 



Lower left: From the Bushnell collection representing the woven grass 

 bags of the Menominee Indians of the eastern woodlands area introduced 

 here f<»r comparison with more sophisticated Mexican examples. The 

 zoomorphic designs resemble tho.se of ancient Peru. Dimensions: Depth, 

 51^ inches; width, 8 Inches. 



Lower right: Cat. No. 105380, U.S.N.M. Woven cotsa bag collected by 

 Doctor Palmer from the Cora, in northern Mexico. Dimensions: 6 Inches 

 by G inches. 



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Woven poncho with painted decorative design of the Plro Indians of the 

 ui»per Amazon (above), contrasted with a splendid example of Nuvaho 

 loom work. 



