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like relievo of the human face, while in Figs. 90 and 91 the neck is 

 replaced by grotesque heads, the latter being intended apparently 

 for an owl. 



Fig. 89. — Arkansas. — J. 



These potters dealt with the human figure in a very bold manner 

 for savages. They were evidently capable of representing many 

 creatures with accuracy, but preferred grotesque or Conventional 



Fig. 90. — Arkansas. — 1. Fig. 91. — Arkansas. — ^. 



forms. A man or a woman is generally modeled with a large body 

 and a curious hunched back, the vertebra aj^pearing along the promi- 

 nent ridge. The shoulder blades are usu:i|y shown with anatomical 

 distinctness, if not with precision ; the arms are long and slender 

 and the hands rest upon the knees or the sides. The position 



