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ANCIENT POTTERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 



in the next section. Of reptilian forms the frog seems to have been 

 the favorite. 



Few examples occur, however, in the shallower vessels. In the bowl 

 illustrated in Fig. 376, the various members of the body are boldly 



Fig. 379.— Bird-shaped bowl: Aikansns — J 



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Fig. 380.— Bird-shaped bowl: Arkansas. — J. 



modeled, and appear about the most expanded portion of the vessel. 

 The rim is ornamented with a series of notches, and two small loops 

 connect the rim with the head and tail of the creature. The legs are 

 characteristic, and the long toes extend beneath the body. The bottom 



