ANCIEXT POTTERY OF THE ^MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 



this specimen has recently been added to the National Museum from 



a grave at Pecan Point. 



Similar to the preceding in general appearance are a number of 



bowls or deep pans, embellished with the heads of animals. A 



very good example is given in Fig. ^^. The head has a decided 



resemblance to that of a female deer or fawn. The tail appears 



upon the opposite side of the basin, and is pendant, as in nature. 



Legs have been added to the base of the bowl; these terminate 



beneath the body in cloven hoofs. 



The small bowl shown in Fig. 34 is nearly hemispherical in shape. 



A small head, representing some 

 animal, has been attached to the 

 rim. The exterior surface is cov- 

 ered with a number of groups 

 of roughly - worked concentric 

 ridges, which may be meant to 

 imitate hair. These ridges have 

 apparently been made by pinching 

 up the clay between the nails of 



the fingers and thumb. Figures of similar form are generally incised. 



This vessel is probably from the vicinity of Pecan Point. 



The creature represented by the head shown in Fig. 35, would 



not be recognized from the cut, or perhaps not even with certainty 



Fig. 34. — Arkansas.- 



FlG. 35. — Pecan Toint, Ark. — i. 



from any single specimen, but with a number of examples in view, 

 there need be no hesitation. The animal intended is a bat. In a 

 number of features the likeness is striking. The high top head, the 

 angular ears, and the small eyes crowded down upon the mouth, are 



