holmeb.] PAINTED VASES OF EASTERN ARIZONA. 353 



The vessel shown in Fig. 351 is interesting on account of the peculiar 

 knobs or ears placed on the sides of the neck, near the lip. They rudely 

 resemble the corolla of a flower, but suggest as well the wheel-like coils 

 of hair gathered up at the sides of the head by the women of Moki. 

 They were probably associated with some superstition of the ancients. 

 The neck of the bottle is unusually high. The shape is quite graceful 

 and the painted decoration is simple and effective. 



In a collection recently sent from the vicinity of Springerville, Arizona, 

 by E. W. Nelson, there are a number of vessels similar in appearance to 

 the preceding, but with shorter necks and rounder bodies. They are 

 small, well-finished, and in some cases quite new-looking. The designs 

 in black are nicely executed and exhibit considerable refinement of taste. 

 One having a small animal head attached to the side of the ueck is illus- 

 trated in Fig. 352. A broad meandered bonier encircles the neck, and 



FiG, 352. — Vase: Eastern Arizona. — i. 



a superb pattern, consisting of four ingeniously combined horizontal 

 chains of meanders in white covers the upper three fourths of the body. 



Eccentric and life forms. — In the collection made- by Mr. Nelson there 

 are several eccentric forms. One, a two-storied vessel of good propor 

 tion, neat finish and ornamentation, is illustrated in Fig. 353. The form 

 is an exceptional one in the ancient ware, but is frequently seen in mod- 

 ern work of the Pueblos and other tribes. It had its origin perhaps in 

 a double-lobed form of the gourd, or possibly the idea was suggested 

 by the superposition of one vessel upon another. 



As previously observed, the Pueblo ware is characterized, in a general 

 way. by great simplicity of form. There is, however, one small group 

 of eccentric forms within which we find a pretty wide range of outline, 

 a few specimens exhibiting undoubted resemblances to life forms. Near- 

 ly all are bottles with handles and lobed bodies, often unsymmetrical. 

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