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find ancient vessels in possession of the Pueblo Indians. This is espe- 

 cially true of the Zunis and Molds, from whom considerable collec- 

 tions have been obtained. These vessels have apparently been culled 

 from the sites of ancient ruins, from cave and cliff houses, and possibly 

 iu some cases from burial places. Recently, since they have become val- 

 uable in trade, the country about Moki has been ransacked by both In- 

 dians and whites, and many valuable specimens have been acquired. 



Within recent years a number of expeditions have been sent into this 

 region. To these the canons and cliffs have yielded many specimens. 

 Both Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Victor Mindeleff have brought iu excellent 

 examples, a few of which have already been illustrated in the publi- 

 cations of the Bureau of Ethnology. I must not fail to mention the 

 very extensive collection of Mr. T. V. Keain and his associate, Mr. John 

 Stephen, examples from which I am permitted to illustrate iu this paper. 



Most of the pieces described by Mr. Stevenson are small and not at all 

 pleasing in appearance. They comprise ollas and handled mugs of 

 an elongated scrotoid or sack shape, the widest part of the body being, 

 as a rule, near the base, while the upper part is elongated into a heavy 

 neck, to which a recurved rim has been added. 



A number of examples, illustrated iu the Second Annual Report of 

 the Bureau of Ethnology, were obtained from the Zufii Indians, and are 

 thought by Mr. Stevenson to have come from the Canon de Chelly. 



Fig. 247 



A large, very badly constructed specimen is given in Fig. 247. The 

 rim is roughly finished, the body uusymmetrical, and the bottom slightly 

 flattened. The coils differ greatly in width, and are carelessly joined 



