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The shape and size of the pottery from house 2 is best indicated by 

 the complete and restored pots from the site (pis. 13; 14, fig. i, a, d, 

 e, f). The largest of these is the vessel from cache i which was 

 practically complete and intact when found (pi. 13, fig. i ). It had been 

 broken by pressure but was mended by Mrs. Strong. The pot has a 

 total height of 34 cm, a greatest diameter of 33 cm, is 18 cm across the 

 mouth, and has a slightly flaring neck 4.5 cm high. The rim is deco- 

 rated with thumb-print scallops and has two lugs with vertical perfora- 

 tions on each side. It is burned a dull red on the outside, and the 

 inner surface is a dark gray. The outer surface is smooth and well 

 polished but has no lustrous quality. The globular shape and small 

 round opening are well indicated in the illustration (pi. 13, fig. i ) . Since 

 the vessel shows little smoke blackening, it was probably used as a 

 water container, for which purpose it would have served admirably. 

 This is one of the largest vessels so far recovered in Nebraska. 



From cache 2 came a small complete pot (pi. 14, fig. i, a). This little 

 vessel has a round bottom, a wide open mouth, two small vertical 

 handles, and a slight flare to the rim. It is interesting to note that the 

 two handles are not exactly in the middle of the pot but are slightly 

 off center. The dimensions of the pot are as follows : 5 cm high and 

 9 cm across the opening, which is the same as the greatest diameter. 

 In color the pot is a dull reddish brown with a slight polish on the 

 outside. Both inner and outer surfaces are the same color. 



A small fragmentary vessel is likewise from cache 2 (pi. 14, fig. i, 

 /). It was restored by C. B. Schultz from a piece comprising about 

 one-third of the original pot. Since the curve of rim and bottom were 

 clearly indicated, the restoration is accurate, although it is possible 

 but not probable that the missing portion may have had handles. The 

 restoration is 5 cm high and 5 cm across the mouth. It is a dull gray- 

 brown in color, has a rough surface, and is crudely made. A small pot 

 having two horizontal lugs with vertical perforations was likewise 

 restored by Mr. Schultz (pi. 14, fig. i, d). It is only 3 cm high, is 

 gray-brown in color, and is very crudely modeled. Another tiny vessel 

 (pi. 14, fig. I, (?) suggests a toy dipper.'^ It is not restored, the tip 

 of the solid handle being broken. Its total length is 4 cm, the bowl 2.8 

 cm in diameter and the height at the bowl 1.8 cm. The smallest vessel 

 recovered was one half of a flat concave disk of pottery about the size 

 of a quarter. It was gray-brown in color, rough in texture, and is the 

 smallest " vessel " from house 2. 



" There is a striking, though presumably fortuitous, resemblance between this 

 artifact and a tiny Post Basket Maker ladle. Morris, 1927, p. 152, fig. 7. 



