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vessel (pi. i; pi. 6, fig. 2). This is probably from the Sacrificial 

 Spring on Bonacca. A smaller vessel (fig. 37, a) with a bird head 

 lug has a dull orange slip and a purplish-red and black design of 

 geometric nature. There are a considerable number of Polychrome I 

 lugs. The iguana head type is represented by both painted and un- 

 painted examples; one of these, showing traces of paint, is unusual 

 in having a high crest and a downward-curving proboscis. There are 

 a large number of applique rider lugs, some of which are very large, 

 but all of this type are unpainted. The nose-tiked type (fig. 37, d) is 

 present, and all of these show painted design. In addition, there are 

 several painted bird head lugs, one with three crests projecting (rather 

 similar to fig. 37, b). 



This exhibit material contains a splendid series of complete, re- 

 stored, and fragmentary vessels of the elaborately decorated mono- 

 chrome type. A simple outline sketch (fig. 38) indicates some of the 

 variable shapes characteristic of this ware. A slender, tall, cylindrical 



Fig. 38. — Outline sketch of elaborate monochrome vessels, in the Mitchell- 

 Hedges collection, Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. 



vase (fig. 38, g) from the Sacrificial Spring and a small embossed 

 pot with " lizard head " lugs (fig. 38, e) are particularly striking. A 

 highly polished, centrally constricted vase with three solid cylindrical 

 feet (fig. 38, c) is of especial interest, as it has two conventionalized 

 manatee head lugs with incised concentric circles. To judge from the 

 numerous fragments (pi. 18, fig. 2, a, b; fig. 24, a) of this type that 

 we obtained, this was a common Bay Island form. As in our own 

 collections, a few of the highly polished " monochrome " vessels show 

 traces of a slip and simple painted design. Of the incised designs the 

 grotesque human figure with octopuslike tentacles (similar to pi. 24, a, 

 and pi. 26, ^) is rather common, especially on vertical jars. There are 

 many detached lugs of the grotesque monochrome type. An alligator 

 lug, identical with one we recovered on Helena Island (pi. 18, 

 fig. 2, e), is probably from the same vessel. The collection also con- 

 tains a dark red (burial?) urn about i meter in height. It is conical 

 in shape with a big, round bottom, a narrow neck, a short slightly 

 flaring rim, and two large, solid, vertical loop handles. 



