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Figure 11. — El Hatillo type, El Hatillo variety, design elements, o, c, Find 

 22-1; 6, Find 39-a; d-e. Find 30-5; /, Mound III sherd. Horizontal lines 

 indicate red. 



exceptions to this general practice are the graceful birds, probably 

 pelicans, of figui'e 10, c, a few sherds with alligator decoration, bird 

 bowl claws, and occasionally a curving geometric design. No small 

 filler elements were noted for this variety, but black dots are frequently 

 used as massive fill on the globular bird bowls (fig. 10, a,/, g). Oc- 

 casional instances of negative technique occur, as illustrated by 

 figure 12, i. 



Variations jrom other sites. — I know of none at the present time. 



