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of these exceptions is one small sherd of Plumbate ware ^ found in 

 the upper foot of the deposit. The sherd is thin (3 mm in thickness), 

 is dull greenish gray in color, and has a definitely glazed appearance 

 on both sides. It is lighter on the inner surface and is dull brown in 

 cross-section. The tempering material is too fine to be distinguished. 

 Another sherd is smoked black and polished on the outer surface and 

 red-brown on the inner. Five small rim sherds suggest the usual 

 monochrome ware except that they show traces of red and black 

 geometric designs. Two of these are also incised. These suggest the 

 medium-thick, painted, and incised sherds already noted at the Dixon 

 and Helena Island sites. One thin body sherd has a uniform, light 

 red slip, plus a delicately incised, double line design. 



The figurines from this site are of unslipped red to brown pottery. 

 Three almost complete figurines, two broken bodies, four detached 

 heads, and four detached arms were recovered. They came from 

 various depths in the deposit, but no stratification of types was noted. 

 The three nearly complete figurines (pi. 28, fig. i, a-c) are of an 

 exceptionally grotesque type. The very ornate but rather crude decor- 

 ation in applique and punctate techniques is striking". Two have raised, 

 grotesque faces, or noses, suggesting skulls, and all have raised 

 " coffee bean " eyes and elaborate headdresses. Breasts and navels 

 are accentuated, and one (pi. 28, fig. i, /^) has a suggestion of male 

 genitalia. One figure (pi. 28, fig. i, c) has an incised fillet around the 

 bottom, and all have rounded bases. There is no clear indication that 

 any of these figures were originally seated on stools or pedestals, but 

 from the abrupt l)reak where the body ends, this is possible. All 

 have solid heads and hollow bodies. Except for punctate marks on 

 upper body and head, their backs are undecorated. 



A simpler type of figurine (pi. 28, fig. i, d) has a hollow body and 

 crudely modeled, solid head. Its base is broken and missing. Three 

 of the separate heads suggest this type of figurine (pi. 28, fig. 2, 

 a, b, e) except that they are hollow. They were apparently made 

 separately from the missing bodies and have broken off at the point 

 of juncture. Like the other figurines, they have been built up by the 

 coiling method. These four pieces comprise a very simple, crudely 

 modeled figurine type, which lacks ornate adornment and headdress. 

 The portion of body recovered (pi. 27, fig. 2, h) has " coffee bean " 

 breasts and navel but lacks the elaborate decoration of .the other 

 figurines having these same features. The stumps of an arm and, 



^ For the characteristics, temporal and spatial range, and probable point of 

 origin of this ware, see Lothrop, 1927, pp. 204-208. 



