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POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS. 



and the de Chelly on the south. On the north I include also a portion of 

 the valley of the Bio Dolores. The center of the district will not be 

 very far distant from the corner stone of the four political divisions of 

 Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. 



The collections from the valley of the Eio de Chelly, one of the richest 

 sections of this district, are very badly scattered, and the vessels can- 

 not be identified. Many fine things have been carried away to the south 

 and are now in the collections from Cibola and Tusayan; while others 

 have been brought east by the various expeditious without a proper 

 record of the locality. This is to be regretted, as it makes it impos- 

 sible to study the shades of distinction between the wares of neighbor- 

 ing localities. 



Bowls were very numerous and greatly varied in size, finish, and or- 

 namentation. Many have received painted designs both inside and 

 out. This occurs with those having nearly upright rims. Handled-cups 

 of hemispherical shape are also common, but the heart-shaped bowls 

 are of rare occurrence. Bottle-shaped vessels and ollas have not, as in 

 the south, formed a prominent feature. For some of the latter very neat 

 lids have been made, the rims being shaped for their reception. Upright 

 vessels with handles are common. Eccentric or animal forms have not 

 been found. 



Bowls. — The arrangement of the designs upon the bowls is far from 

 uniform. In a great majority of cases, however, they occupy belts en- 

 circling the inner and outer margin. The fragmentary condition of the 

 remains makes it impossible to restore designs that covered the entire 

 surface of the vessels. The decorations comprise nearly all the usual 

 elements and motives. In Fig. 272 we have a small bowl from Monte- 



FlG. 272* — Bowl: Montezuma Cauon. — £. 



Fig. 273.— Bowl: Bio San Juan.— ^. 



zuma Cauon, Utah. In form it is a deep hemisphere. The design is 

 upon the interior surface, and consists of a broad baud bordered by 

 heavy lines and filled in with vertical lines. The rim is ornamented 

 with seven pairs of dots. Fig. 273 is restored from a fragment obtained 

 in southwest Colorado. It shows an interior ornament consisting of a 

 well-drawn chain of volutes. 



Many of the bowls were large and handsomely finished, both surfaces 

 being whitened and polished. A superior example is given in Fig. 274. 



