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POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS. 



typical Pueblo ware to a distinct group characteristic of Salt Lake Val- 

 ley. The interesting' problems suggested by this condition of things 

 cannot be discussed in this place, and I will stop only to present a 

 specimen of the coiled ware from Parowan, which is in some respects 

 the finest example known. The form, so lar as it is preserved, seems 

 unusually graceful, and the laying and indenting of the coil is surpris- 

 ingly perfect. This vase is in the Salt Lake Museum, and the cut, Fig. 

 245, is made from a photograph furnished by Prof. Marcus E. Jones. 

 Vessels with similar finish have recently be< n obtained from graves at 

 Fillmore, Utah, by Dr. H. C. Yarrow, and, singularly enough, identi- 

 cal work is seen in some very fine pieces obtained by Mr. Nelson from 

 ruined pueblos in middle eastern Arizona. 



FlG.24€. — Cup from central Utah. — $. 



An interesting little cup, said to have been found in central Utah, 

 illustrates some of the peculiar characters of the more northern exam- 

 ples of this ware. The vessel has apparently been built with coils, as 

 usual, but the surface is worked over in such a way as to obscure the 

 spiral ridges. The rim is upright and plain. The high, wide neck has 

 a series of narrow, vertical (lutings, made with a round-pointed imple- 

 ment, or possibly with the finger tip. A hand of four channels encir- 

 cles the middle of the body, the lower part of which is covered with 

 oblique markings. 



The handle is large and round, and is attached above to the top of the 

 rim, and below to the middle of the body. This cup is now in the mu- 

 seum at Salt Lake. The photograph from which the engraving is 

 made was obtained through Professor Jones. 



DISTRICT (IF THE LITTLE COLORADO. 



The region now inhabited by the Pueblo tribes seems to have been 

 a favorite residence of the ancient peoples. Ruins and remains of 

 ceramic art may be found at every turn, and it is a common thing to 



