FEWKES] AWATOBI AND SIKYATKI POTTERY COMPARED 623 
ments of Tségi canyon pottery known to me have strong resemblances 
to ancient Hopi ware, although the black-and-white variety pre- 
dominates. 
The collection of pottery from Awatobi is, comparatively speaking, 
small, but it shows many interesting forms. Awatobi pottery may be 
classed under the same groups as other old Tusayan ceramics, but most 
of the specimens collected belong to the yellow, black and-white, and 
red varieties. It resembles that of Sikyatki, but bears little likeness to 
modern ware in texture or symbolism. One is impressed by the close 
resemblance between the Awatobi pottery and that from the ruins of 
the Little Colorado and Zuni,' which no doubt is explained, in part, by 
the identity in the constituents of the potter's clay near Awatobi with 
that in more southerly regions. 
Evidences of Spanish influence may be traced on certain objects of 
pottery from Awatobi, especially on those obtained from the eastern 
mounds of the ruin. In most essentials, however, the Awatobi ware 
resembles that of the neighboring ruins, and is characteristically 
Tusayan. 
The differentiation in modern Cibolan and Tusayan symbolism is 
much greater than that of the ancient pottery from the same provinces, 
a fact which is believed to point to a similarity, possibly identity, of 
culture in ancient times. With this thought in mind, it would be highly 
instructive to study the ancient ruins of the Rio Grande region, as 
unfortunately no large collections of archeological objects from that part 
of the Southwest have been made.” 
The majority of the bowls from Awatobi are decorated in geometric 
patterns and a few have animal or human figures. The symbols, as 
wellas the pottery itself, can not be distinguished from those of Sikyatki. 
Fragments of glazed ware are not unknown at Awatobi, but so far as 
recorded, entire specimens have never been obtained from the latter 
rain. 
In order that the character of the geometric designs on Awatobi 
pottery may be better understood, two plates are introduced to illus- 
trate their modifications in connection with my discussion of the geo- 
metric forms figured on Sikyatki ware. The figures on these bowls 
(plates CLXVI, CLXVII), with one or two exceptions, need no special 
description in addition to what is said of Sikyatki geometric designs, 
which they closely resemble. 
The cross-shape figure (plate OLXv1, )) may profitably be studied in 
connection with the account of the modification of Sikyatki sun sym- 
bols. Evidences of the use of a white pigment as a slip were found on 
1The pottery of ancient Cibola is practically identical with that of the ruined pueblos of the Colo- 
rado Chiquito, near Winslow, Arizona. 
2The specimens labeled ‘‘New Mexico” and ‘‘Arizona’’ are too vaguely classified to be of any 
service in this consideration. It is suggested that collectors carefully label their specimens with the 
exact locality in which they are found, giving care to their association and, when mortuary, to their 
position in the graves in relation to the skeletons. 
