290 



POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS. 



smoothed down on the interior surface as usual, a ridged appearance 

 being the result. This comes from the difficulty of operating within a 

 much restricted aperture. The color is gray, with a few effective clouds 



Fig. 243.— Vase from the tumulus at Saint George. — J. 



of black, the result of firing. Another, of similar form, was taken from 

 the collection by unknown persons. 



The only example, of coiled ware from this locality having a handle 

 is a small mug. Its body is shaped much like the larger vessels, but it 

 is less regular in outline. The single vertically placed handle, now par- 

 tially broken away, was attached to the side of the body near the top, 

 and consisted of a rough cord of clay less than half an inch in diameter. 

 The Saint George tumulus furnished a number of vessels with smooth, 

 unpainted surfaces, very similar in form and size to the coiled vessels. 

 They are generally blackened by use over fire, and, like the large coiled 

 pots, were evidently used for culinary purposes. A few smaller vessels 

 of the same style of finish exhibit forms characteristic of the painted 

 ware, as will be seen by reference to the illustrations of these two groups. 



From the same source we have two bowls of especial interest, as they 

 have coiled exteriors and polished and painted interiors. One of these 

 is illustrated in Fig. 244. They form an important link between the two 

 varieties of ware, demonstrating the fact that both styles belong to 

 the same age and to the same people. A similar bowl, found in pos- 

 session of the Zuiii Indians, is illustrated in another part of this paper, 

 Fig. 254. Another was obtained at Mold. Fragments of ideutical vessels 



