ANCIENT POTTERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI "\'ALLEY. 



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even three, simple forms in one. Others are only partially com- 

 pound and resemble the askoidal shapes of Greek art. Attention 



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Fk;. 1\. — Compound forms. 



will be called to the probable origin of all of these shapes farther on. 



Fi<;. 72. — Adaptation of the human form. 



Life forms are found in all the groups of ware, but differ in the 

 manner in which they are employed. Fig. 72 shows the usual 



Fig. 73. — Tennessee. — A. 



methods of adapting the human form to high-necked bottles. Quad- 

 rupeds, fishes, and birds are treated in somewhat similar ways. 



