THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



The last section of this hall contains specimens from the 

 prehistoric pueblos of Bonito and Rio Tulerosa, and the 

 present-day pueblos of Kerensan, San Ildefonso, San Juan 

 and Santa Clara. Of these, Bonito is the largest. It stands 

 close to the wall in Chaco Canon in western New Mexico; 

 it is 544 feet long and 314 feet wide and consists of about 

 500 rooms. Numerous examples of the pottery found in 

 this pueblo are exhibited. 



In the Tulerosa section is a number of light gray ves- 

 sels with sharply drawn designs in black. These are prob- 

 ably the finest examples of this type of pottery known. 

 While geometrical designs are the rule, attention is called 

 to a small bowl having a pair of feet drawn on the bottom. 

 The skill in molding is evident from the animal shapes 

 of several of the vessels and the encrusted snake about the 

 border of the bowl. From other sections there are numer- 

 ous war, hunting and household implements. 



From the Taos are specimens of buckskin clothing and 

 other articles of dress, including necklaces of shell, beads 

 and turquoise. One interesting necklace is made of brass 

 beads with eagle claws regularly interspersed. Pipes, both 

 square and tubular, with designs representing lightning 

 and ceremonial objects, are shown. 



The south wall case contains a large number of pottery 

 vessels, in many sizes, shapes, colors and designs. The 

 larger vessels are used as storage jars for flour, beans and 

 other supplies, as mixing bowls in the preparation of bread 

 and other foods and as water jars. Many of the pots have 



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