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POTTERY OF THE ANCIENT PUEBLOS. 



Iu 1883 Mr. Mindeleff brought in two superb examples of ancient 

 water vases. They are excellent illustrations of the skill and taste of 

 the ancient Pueblo potter. The example illustrated iu Fig. 321 is ten 

 and a half inches in height and twelve inches in diameter. Its form 



Fig. 321.— Vase: Province of Tusayan. - $. 



is symmetrical and graceful. The surface has been whitened, but is 

 somewhat uneven and not highly polished. The painted design is 

 well preserved, and consists of two broad belts of devices. The upper, 

 occupying the sloping neck, is a very simple combination of lines, based 



Fig. 322.— Painted design. 



upon a single white meandered line, and the lower is quite complex and 

 encircles the widest part of the body. The latter appears at first sight 

 to be rather complicated, but is easily resolved into its elements. 



