ANCIENT POTTERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 



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The vessel shown in Fig. 41 is still more pot-like. The neck is 

 higher than the preceding and is slightly constricted. It is of very 

 rude construction and finish. The rim is furnished with two small 



Fig. 40. — i. Fig. 41. — ■^Vave^ly, Tenii. — ',. 



horizontal i:)rojections, and the body is somewhat obscurely lobed. 

 It represents a very ninnerous class, especially plentiful in South- 

 east Missouri. 



The little pot, presented in Fig. 42, has the body covered with 

 rude nodes. The neck is surrounded by a heavy fillet, notched 

 obliquely in imitation of a twisted cord. Four rude handles have 

 also been attached. 



Fig. 42. — i. Fig. 43. — Arkansas. — A. 



In Fig. 43 we have one of the rudest examples in the collection. 

 The neck is furnished with four handles which alternate with four 

 vertical ribs. The body is misshapen and rough, and is ornamented 

 with a series of nearly vertical ridges, a rather usual device, and one 

 which is sometimes very neatly executed. 



The body of the nicely finished pot, shown in Fig. 44, is embel- 

 lished with short, incised markings, arranged in vertical lines. The 

 neck isfurnished with a heavy indented band and four strong handles. 

 The locality given is "Four Mile Bayou, Alabama." 



[Pitoc. I). A. N. S., Vdi.. IV.J is [Dee. 24, 1884.] 



