HOLMES.] 



FORMS ORIGINATING IN BASKETRY. 



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A vessel of rectangular outline might originate in wood or bark. In 

 Fig. 400, a, we have a usual form of bark tray, which is possibly the pro- 

 totype of the square-rimmed earthen vessel given in b. 



Basketry and other classes of woven vessels take a great variety of 

 forms and, being generally antecedent to the potter's art and COU- 



rt, Wicker. 



b, Clay. 



Fig. 470. — Form originating in basketry. 



stantly present with it, have left an indelible impression upon ceramic 

 forms. This is traceable in the earthenware of nearly all nations. The 

 clay vessel is an intruder, and usurps the place and appropriates the 



a, Wicker. 



b, Clay. 



Fig. 471. — Form originating iu basketry. 



dress of its predecessor in wicker. The form illustrated in Fig. 470, o, 

 is a common one with the Pueblo peoples, and their earthen vessels 

 often resemble it very closely, as shown in b. Another variety is given 



a, Net. b, CI ty. 



Fig. 47*2. — Form originating in basketry 



in Fig. 471, a and b. These specimens are from southwestern Utah. 

 Fig. 472, b, illustrates a form quite common in the Southern States, a 

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