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PAINTED VASES OP TUSAYAN. 



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Ollas. — A typical example of the chalky ware of Tusayan is illus- 

 trated in Fig. 315. It is a wide, low vase of symmetrical form. The 

 body is flattened above and hemispherical below. The material is almost 

 as white and as soft as chalk. The design comprises two zones of 

 devices. One occupies the upright neck, and consists of encircling lines 

 interrupted by vertical bands. The other, upon the flattened shoulder, 



Fig. 315.— Vase: Province of Tusayan. — J. 



is based upon the meander. Both are bordered by wide bauds in the 

 dark color and an additional band encircles the body. 



Another handsome little vase is presented in Fig. 316. The two 

 meanders show very diverse styles of treatment. In the upper the 

 lines are all oblique, while in the lower they are chiefly rectangular and 



Fig. 316.— Vase: Pioviuco of Tusayan.— \. 



much prolonged horizontally. Corresponding treatment of the two 

 bands occurs in other vessels. 



The vessel shown in' Fig. 317 is very different in appearance from the 

 two preceding, and is much larger and ruder in finish. The surface has 

 been finished with the trowel or hand without polishing. It is ten 

 inches high and the same in width. The whole decoration consists of 



