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ANCIENT POTTERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 



modeled in clay were made to rest upon the feet and tail, thus giving 

 three supports ; besides it would readily be discovered that more than 

 three supports are unnecessary. 



The stands attached to these bottles are not essentially different from 

 those described in the preceding section. They take the form of .sim- 

 ple bauds, as seen at a, Fig. 427 ; double bands, as shown in b and c ; 

 or perforated feet, as seen in d. 



Fig. 427.— Stands. 



Compound vessels are rather rare, nearly all of the varieties being 

 outlined in Fig. 428. Some of these are formed by uniting two or even 

 three simple forms in one. Others are only partially compound and re 



-112S. — ('ompouud forms. 



semble the askoidal shapes of Greek art. Attention will be called to 

 the probable origin of all these shapes elsewhere. 



Life forms are fouud in all the groups of ware, but differ in the man- 

 ner in which they are employed. Fig. 429 shows the usual methods of 



Fit.;. 429. — Adaptation of the human form. 



adapting the human form to high-necked bottles. Quadrupeds, fishes, 

 and birds are treated in somewhat similar ways. The vessels repre- 

 sented in this and the four preceding illustrations belong to the various 

 museums of the country. 



Ornament. — The styles of decoration are not distinct from those of 

 other classes of vessels. The iucised scroll patterns are sometimes very 

 elaborate, and the designs in color are perhaps executed with greater 

 care than in other groups. 



