300 POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS. 



These vessels are plentiful in the province of Tusayan, and many of 

 them, as indicated by their color, construction, and texture, belong to 

 the yellow and orange groups of ancient coiled ware. There is in many 

 cases an easily discernible gradation from the wholly coiled through the 

 partially coiled to the plain ware. In some cases the coil has been so 

 imperfectly smoothed down that obscure ribs encircle the vessel indi- 

 cating its direction, and in other cases fractures extend along the junc- 

 tion lines, separating the vessel when broken, into its original coils. 

 These vessels are large and heavy, with wide mouths and full bodies, 

 which are occasionally somewhat compressed laterally, giving an oval 

 aperture. 



Similar pithoi like vessels are in daily use by the Mokis and also by 

 the Zufiis, Acomas, Yumas, and others. They are employed in cooking 

 the messes for feasts and large gatherings, for dyeing wool, and for stor- 

 ing various household materials. The modern work is so like the ancient 

 that it is difficult in many cases to distinguish the one from the other. 



Besides the typical pot or cask there are many varieties of plain ves- 

 sels, some of which appear to be closely related to, or even identical 

 with, the classes usually finished in color. These include bowls, pots, 

 and bottles. I present three examples from the tumulus at Saint 

 George, Utah. The little bottle, shown in Fig. 255, is remarkable in 



Fig. 255. — Bottle from the tumulus at Suiut George. — J. 



having a subtriangular shape, three nearly symmetrical nodes occurring 

 about the most expanded part of the body. An interesting series of 

 similar vessels has been obtained from Tusayan, some of which are de- 

 cidedly askoidal in shape. 



Similar to the last in general outline is the curious vessel given in 

 Fig. 256. It was obtained in Southern Utah, and is now in possession 

 of the Salt Lake City Museum. The three nodes are very prominent 

 and curve upwards at the points like horns. An upright handle is 

 attached to the side of the neck. 



