KELIEF ORNAMENT. 



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Nodes, cones, and other forms are also used as seen in Figs. 236, 237, 

 and 238. These are usually placed about the neck of the vessel, occu- 

 pying the places of the handles. 



Material. — The clay used in this ware was 

 in some sections tempered with a large per- 

 centage of rather coarse silicious sand, which 

 gives to the surface a rough, granular look. In 

 the south the paste seems to be finer grained 

 than in the northern districts. 



Color, etc. — The color of the paste is gen- 

 erally gray, but in the province of Tusayan it 

 is frequently yellow. In some cases the surface 

 has received a wash of fine liquid clay, and 

 a few bowls from the Little Colorado and Gila 

 Valleys have designs in white paint covering 

 the exterior surface. This ware is always well 

 baked and extremely hard. Fir - 232 - A PP Ued m ^- 



Form. — The forms are not nearly so varied as are those of the painted 

 ware. The leading variety is a round-bodied, wide-mouthed olla or pot, 

 with flaring rim. Bottles are of rare occurrence, and bowls are not 

 nearly so plentiful as in other varieties of pottery. Life and eccentric 



Fig. 233. 



Fig 234. 



Fig. 236. Fig. 237. Fig. 238. 



Examples of relief ornament*. 



forms are occasionally found. Many small vessels of the more elon- 

 gated shapes are furnished with handles, which are in most cases 

 placed vertically upon the neck, and consist of single, or double bands 

 or ropes or of two or more strands twisted together. 



Use. — As a rule the forms are such as have been devoted by most 

 peoples to culinary uses, and in many cases the entire exterior surface 

 is coated with soot. Plain vessels of similar outlines are used by the 

 modern tribes of this province for cooking and serving food. Exam- 



