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broad lines as nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, or they may be used as independent 

 units as represented by no. 9. A similarity of vessel form and neck 

 ornamentation will be noted between these ollas and the Four-mile 

 polychrome ollas already described. Although black-on- white pottery 

 was practically non-existent at the time the latter were made, the 

 traits of likeness are probably survivals. 



The body decoration consists of a single broad field beginning a few 

 inches from the base of the neck and extending well down towards 

 the bottom of the vessel. The field is emphasized by two heavy black 

 lines which border it above and below. Set apart from these are 

 narrow lines which form the actual framers of the patterns. In 

 plate 19, figure 2, is given a representative collection of olla sherds. 

 The designs arc almost universally of contrasted heavy solid and 

 hatched elements. The solid figures are either continuous triangles, 

 terraced, or spiral elements (nos. i to 15). The latter, which always 

 interlock with a hatched counterpart, it will be recalled, are typical of 

 the Tularosa or Upper Gila black-on-white. Sometimes small fields 

 are blocked ofif and treated as in nos. 16, 17, 18, and 19. The hatch- 

 work is well drawn, much better than that of the black-on-white found 

 in the lower stratum at Showlow. The framing and filling lines are of 

 equal width and the latter are always straight. Sherds 20 and 21 show 

 an unusually fine brush technique. The filling lines average 25 to the 

 inch. Not infrequently the ends of the lines are so brought together 

 as to give a herring-bone efifect (nos. 22, 23, and 24). Perhaps most 

 characteristic of the hatching is the change in direction of the fillers 

 in almost every small unit (nos. 8, 9, and 25). Cross-hatching was 

 found on one sherd only (no. 12). 



Bozvls. — Two types of black-on-white bowls are present. The one 

 form is obviously related to the Showlow lower stratum black-on- 

 white bowls and therefore older than the second type, which on stylistic 

 evidence and nature of paint is judged to be contemporary with the 

 ollas just described. They are comparatively rare, for their ])lace was 

 taken by the decorated redware bowls. 



The bowls are small, very rarely more than 8 inches in diameter. 

 The bottoms are rounded and the rims gently incurved. Both interiors 

 and exteriors are polished and slipped. Ornamentation consists of 

 all-over patterns on interiors, two of which are shown in figure 17, 

 a and b, and independent elements on bowl exteriors (fig. 17, c to h). 

 An unusual feature of the inner design in some vessels is its lack of a 

 framing line at the rim. On several rim sherds, the lip is painted 

 black in the manner of the Chaco bowls. As in the ollas the design 



