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white paste, well finished and of good form. (Plates 76 and 77.) The 

 decoration is in enamel leaf green and dark green in color, except in 

 the small vase, which is decorated in red. The enamel is like that 

 on the polychrome ware. The white ware resembles that from Stone 

 Axe in the Petrified Forest Reserve, described on page 323, which 

 also shows a similar enamel paint. The green color is due to the 

 presence of iron, and it is evident that the pigment was applied in a 

 pasty condition from the uneven lines. The enamel, on fusing, also 

 spread and ran into lumps. In some cases the enamel has affected the 

 ground, producing a delicate pink margin around the design. 1 am 

 not aware of the process employed in producing this enamel. It has 

 been suggested that the ordinary iron pigment ma}^ have been mixed 

 with piny on gum. 



The inner wall of bowl No. 212,329 (Plate 76, fig. 1) is decorated 

 with a zone of diagonal frets and parallel lines, inclosed in bands of 

 horizontal lines, divided at intervals by square areas with a dot in the 

 center. The exterior has two double rain -cloud designs and another 

 figure of unknown meaning. The second bowl (Plate 76, fig. 2) has a 

 zone of frets on the interior and on the exterior four "equidistant 

 groups of stepped lines in pairs. The texture of this bowl is fine. 

 The unique vase (Plate 77, fig. 2) is also of fine texture. The design 

 consists of three figures, representing four birds on the corners of a 

 quadrangle, inclosing two diamond-shape figures. Around the neck 

 are alternate pairs of vertical and horizontal short lines. The vase 

 has had a short handle, probably an animal head, projecting from the 

 neck. The color of the decoration is a clear, leaf-green enamel, with 

 glazed surface. The remaining vase (Plate 77, fig. 1) has a simple 

 design around the body and a band below the neck in soft red color. 



Gray ivare. — Some of the specimens of gray ware resemble those of 

 Scorse Ranch. In general, it may be said that the gray ware found 

 in the ancient Hopi ruins is of finer quality and more accurate finish 

 than that of the San Juan. The design and forms also render most of 

 the ancient Hopi gray ware unmistakable. 



The casual observer will note that the food bowls, for instance, are 

 rarely so distorted as those found on sites furnishing the gra}^ and 

 the red pottery alone. A dipper bowl (Plate 78, fig. 1) bears an effect- 

 ive design in lustrous black. The vase (Plate 78, fig. 2) is remark- 

 able both for its elegant form and the handle on which is represented 

 a snake with head bent down toward the interior of the vase. This 

 specimen has been overfired, darkening the ground and design, and 

 rendering the paste hard as stoneware. It will be noted that the 

 design is in hachure and solid black. (See page 354.) 



A number of small fgrms of gray ware shown are excellent examples 

 of this type of pottery. The bird-form vase (Plate 79, fig. 6) combines 



