RED WARE SOUTHERN UTAH. 



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impossible, however, that these vessels reached very distant localities 

 by means of trade. A representative example is shown in Fig. 2G9. 

 The broad interior band of ornament is divided into four compartments 

 by vertical panels of reticulated lines. The compartments are occu- 

 pied by groups of disconnected rectangular fret-links on a ground of 

 oblique stripes. 



Fig. 269.— Keil be 



int George.— £. 



The heart-shaped bowls previously mentioned include medium sized 

 and small vases, with slightly conical bases, distended shoulders, and 

 much constricted, often depressed, apertures. They are. of very general 

 distribution, but like the hemispherical red bowls are rarely found in 

 numbers. It is probable that they were devoted to ceremonial rather 

 than to domestic uses. The shapes are generally pleasing to the eye; 

 the finish is exceptionally fine, and the designs, though simple, are ap- 

 plied with more than usual care. 



A very good specimen from the tumulus at Saint George is illustrated 

 in Fig. 270. 



Fig. 270.- Heart-shaped bowl oi'reil ware: Tumulus at Saint George. — $. 



The bottom in this case is slightly flattened, and the incurved lip but 

 slightly sunken. The paste is a light red and the surface has received 



