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POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS. 



The two inner circles occupy the upper surface of the vessel ami the 

 outer one the most expanded portion of the body. The inner belt is 

 separated into four panels or compartments by as many series of trans- 

 verse lines, the panels being filled in with longitudinal, broken lines. 



Fig. 309.— Bowl: Province of Tusayan- 



The second baud is also divided by four series of straight lines, but the 



( ipartments are occupied by scrolls in white, bordered by serrate 



wings in black. The outer band exhibits a very curious combination 

 of features, the whole figure, however, being based upon the meander 



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Fig. 310. — Bowl: Province of Tuaayan. — A. 



It is probable that the grouping in fours is accidental, the division of a 

 surface into four being much more readily accomplished than into auy 

 other number above two. 



