INDIANS OF MANHATTAN ISLAND 



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5. 



6. 



7. 



some sherds from Manhattan 



Island) . 



Impression of the edge of a 



scallop shell. 



Impression with a carved bone, 



antler, or wooden stamp. 



Impression of a cord-wrapped 



stick. 



Impression with roulette. 



finish the sides and bottom of the pot 



by imparting an appearance of pressure 



with fabric when the clay was wet. 



11. Stucco. Occasionally, ridges 



of clay placed on the rim for 



ornament appear to have been 



added after the shaping of the 



vessel. 



Ornamentation is usually external, 



POTTERY FORMS OF THE COASTAL ALGONKIN. 



Under of the head of decoration by 

 incision we can enumerate the follow- 

 ing :- 



9. Incised decoration, probably 

 made w r ith a stick. 



10. Incised decoration, possibly 

 made with a flint object (only 

 one specimen at hand). 



The paddle was frequently used to 



and vessels, either Algonkian or Iro- 

 quoian, are rarely ornamented below 

 the rim, although occasionally the 

 designs run part way down the side 

 in the case of the Algonkian forms. 

 Where decoration has been applied by 

 one of the stamping processes, and 

 more rarely by incision, it is sometimes 

 continued over the lip or rim for an 



