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ANCIENT AKT OK THE PROVINCE OF CHIKIyU: 



Ix'Idw. The bowls are symmetrically shaped and graceful in outline. 

 In Fig. 92 I present a group illustrating some of the more eccentric 

 forms of bowls and a variety of their supports. A very superior 

 piece and one of the largest of this style is shown in Fig. I»3, 



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Fib. m. Large vnse of striking sh.ipp — ;. 



It Will be seen that iii a number of cases the legs are modeled tn 

 represent animal tf)rms. This feature is brought out more clearly in 

 succeedniiJ fiyui es The creatures represented ai e often grotesque, as 



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seen in Figs. 94 and 95. The human form is rarely shown in a way 

 to make it clearly distinguishable from the figures of monkeys and 

 other animals. The armadillo is a favorite subject. An example of 



