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trees with birds perched on the top of them. (Fig.8.) Whether there 
were other figures above the head it is impossible to say, as that 
portion of the bowl was not found, despite a strenuous search for it. 
All around the rim are dots. The exterior decoration is composed 
of three large and three small double flags. 
While there is no reason to suppose that this bowl was not made 
at Po-shu it certainly shows some outside influences. Only a very 
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Fig. 9.—Interior and exterior decoration on biscuit ware tub. 
few pieces of this type have been found on the Jemez Plateau. 
These were at P’otsuwi (Otowi) and at S’ak’ewi (Sankewi). 
FRAGMENTS OF FOOD BOWLS 
Figure 11, C,is a large fragment with flag decoration in the interior. 
The lines of the flag are blocked at the end and do not stream as in 
Fia. 10.—Interior and exterior decoration on biscuit ware tub. 
the unblocked pattern. The flags occur four times. The exterior 
decoration is a series of two lines with dots between and running 
between two series of circular lines around the bowl. At the shoulder, 
which is sharp and incurving just below the incurving rim, is a very 
