holmeb.] POTTERY OF THE COLORADO CHIQUITO. 321 



somewhat unevenly applied. The handle is made of a double rope of 

 clay, and extends from tbe lip to the base. The example shown in Fig. 

 28S was obtained in the vicinity of Provo, Utah, by Oapt. G. M. Wheeler's 

 expedition. It is so like those from the San Juan that I place it here 

 for comparison. It is a little wider toward the base, and is nearly sym- 

 metrical. It is four inches in height and the same in diameter. A very 

 similar vessel, probably from the Province of Tusayau, is found in the 

 Keam collection. 



DISTRICT OP THE COLORADO CMQITTO. 



The collection from this district, which includes the ancient provinces 

 of Cibola and Tusayan, is already very large, and much more material 

 will yet accrue, for pottery fanciers have taken up the search, and both 

 whites and Indians are on the qui vive for additional examples of the 

 artistic and showy specimens. 



The National Museum has procured many fine pieces through the 

 agents of the Bureau of Ethnology, and the collection of Mr. Keam is 

 especially rich in the pottery of Tusayan. Some of the finer examples 

 of the latter collection are selected for illustration. 



It seems unaccountable that such a large number of the ancient ves- 

 sels should be preserved, aud that too in a country where vessels are 

 constantly in demand. Many have been picked up by the Pueblo tribes 

 and laid away for especial uses or possibly as heirlooms; but many of 

 those secured by recent collectors were obtained from the sites of an- 

 cient settlements, from burial places, and from caves, and brought di- 

 rectly to the market so recently made for them. 



There can be no doubt that many of the specimens accredited to this 

 district have come from neighboring or distant provinces; yet within 

 the valley of the Little Colorado there are such wide variations from 

 predominant types that foreign pieces cannot be readily detected. Many 

 of the finer pieces of the white ware are rather new looking and show 

 very superior taste and skill. The indications are that the manufacture 

 of this white ware was kept up in portions of this district down to a 

 comparatively recent date, possibly until the coming of the Europeans. 

 It will probably be impossible to determine just why and how the 

 archaic types gave way to the transitional aud modern. It may be 

 found, however, that the influence of the Spaniard was a factor in the 

 change. 



Beside the archaic white ware and its closely associated red ware 

 the province of Tusayan furnishes two or three distinct varieties, all of 

 which, unlike that ware, are apparently confined to very limited dis- 

 tricts. These have been briefly described on a preceding page. 



Many pieces of the white ware are of large size and of elegant shape 

 aud finish. Some of the ollas and bottles are masterpieces of the art. 

 The texture of the paste is fine and the color is often quite white. The 

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