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mens of this pottery found in ruins is much less than that of any other kind except 

 the red or orange. They are therefore of great value, in spite of their not being very 

 artistic. The decorations are various, and, for the most part, simple. 



280. Large jar with figures made up of broken lines. 



281. Jar with a painted bird. 



282. Bowl for food. 



283. Bowl for food, with emblematic figures. 



284. Salt holder. 



285. Jar with black and white figures. 



286. Jar for ceremonies, with spiral figures. 



287. Small painted jar. 



288. Jar for ceremonies, with emblems of the cloud alternating with those of the 



gourd. 



289. Jar of ancient pottery, which has been used for many years in the ceremonies 



at Wal-pi. 



290. Jar with wings on both sides, imitating a bird. 



291. Jar in the form of an amphora, with emblems of the cloud. 



292. Jar for carrying the sacred flour in the ceremonies. It has the sun on one side. 



293. Jar much esteemed by the Ho-pi for its great antiquity, with emblems the 



meaning of which the present Indians do not know. 



294. Jar with a mythological bird, the wings of which represent the clouds. 



295. Narrow-necked jar, with emblems of the cloud and the lightning. The band 



of the neck is not closed, which signifies that it was made by an unmarried 

 woman. 



296. Jar with series of spiral figures. 



297. Jar with the emblems of the cloud and circle ; the latter probably formerly the 



symbol of the sun. 



298. Jar with unknown symbols. 



299. Ancient drinking jar. 



300. Ancient drinking jar, with cloud symbols. 



301. Rare and unique jar, with emblematic pictures of the dwellings and families 



which constituted the tribe painted on opposite sides, alternating with the 

 virgin emblem. The same picture is found reproduced in carved pictures or 

 engravings cut in the rocks near the town of Wal-pi. 



TRANSITION POTTERY. 



The pottery of this class is very common in the burying ground of A-wa-to-bi. 

 The clay is fine, and the decorations usually have more richness than those of the 

 white and black pottery. Here, for the first time, we meet symbolized gods, which 

 never occur in the less perfect black and white pottery. Still, there is little variety 

 in the shape of the jars, and they are not an improvement on those which belong to 

 the black and white class already mentioned. The collection of transition pottery 

 contains several house articles. 



302. One of the bowls of the greatest merit in the collection. The decorations are 



variegated, and the clay is very fine. The Ho-pi potters regard it as one of 

 the best productions of their industry in ancient times. The four imitations 

 of white and red birds represent the thunder bird, a mythological creation 

 of the Indians, about which there are many tales. These birds appear 

 flying near the mouth of the jar, preserving the circle of ceremonies, which 

 is never altered in the religious rites. Together with the drawings, the 

 jars have engravings, which characterize the best specimens of the Ho-pi 

 pottery. This is seen in the crooks in front of the wings. These crooks typify 

 the powerful warrior society called Kwa-kwan-ti. There are four of these 



