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glaze was accidental or not we do not know, but it occurs on almost 
all pieces of the ware. Figure 29 and Plate 46, B, is another food 
bowl which has an interior decoration of conventionalized birds. It 
is a little larger than the first one. 
A typical red water jar is shown in Plate 47, C, and Figure 30, left. 
This is decorated with birds, a stepped design that is said to have 
been intended for trees, and two broken lines. It is remarkable that 
the lines on all of the 
biscuit ware are un- 
broken, whileon thered 
ware they are almost 
always broken. This 
piece is so like the jars 
found in the Frijoles 
Cafion that. one could 
almost feel safe in say- 
ing that it came from 
there. 
The other red water 
jar (fig. 30, right) is 
typical of the locality 
just south of the 
Frijoles, which is called 
the Frijolito ruin. It 
is a very large jar and 
the decoration is put 
on in a very good black 
glaze. ...(Pl..° 47, ; iC.) 
‘Three of the units have 
conventionalized birds 
in the panels. The 
meaning of the rest 
of the design is not 
known. These conven- 
tionalized birds have 
been extensively con- 
sidered in the paper by Dr. Kidder and the reader is referred to it 
(fig, 31).18 
Fic. 26,—Incised designs. 
DECORATIONS 
AVANU HEADS 
There is a great variety presented in the pattern commonly known 
as the Avafiu head. Whether this name is a misnomer or not, the 
18 Pottery of the Pajarito plateau. Mem, Am. Anthrop. Assoc., vol. 11, pt. 6, 1915. 
