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CHRONOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE TYPE: Black ash temper appears toward 
the middle of the Abary Phase sequence, and is most common at B-2. 
Its seriated position (fig. 77) suggests that it may represent an effort to find a 
substitution for cariapé that was unsuccessful since it dies out toward the end 
of the sequence. 
UNCLASSIFIED DECORATED 
Decorated sherds of the Abary Phase constitute only 1 percent of the total 
sherds. Techniques include incision and modeling, but there are no well de- 
fined combinations or motifs that warranted the establishment of named pottery 
types. A few sherds are red painted. The frequency of the various techniques 
by levels is given in the Appendix, table 25. 
Red Painted: Rich red applied over the exterior surface, or in a band on 
the top or interior thickening of the rim. All but one example are on cariapé- 
tempered ware. ‘The painted surface is slightly better smoothed than the 
remainder of the vessel. Eleven sherds. It is possible that this type of 
decoration is the result of Mabaruma Phase influence, although it persists 
longer than other decorative techniques of Mabaruma Phase origin. 
Unclassified incised (fig. 71): Incised sherds occur at all sites, but there 
is no consistency of technique or motif. Sherds are typically small, with one 
or two incisions. Lines vary from thin scratches to broad, deep cuts. They 
are on the interior, exterior, or rim edge. Straight or curved, parallel lines 
are the most frequent motif. Intersecting lines also appear. Masses of 
criss-crossed scratches occur at the latest site. Three sherds from B-3 have 
unsmoothed coils on the exterior, with the junctions emphasized by incisions 
producing a series of horizontal parallel lines. The coils are 8-10 mm. wide. 
Incision occurs on all the plain wares of the Abary Phase. 
Unclassified modeled (figs. 72-73: pl. 39, a—b, g) : Relief nubbins on the rim 
top or projecting from the lip comprise most of the modeled sherds. The nub- 
bins are circular (1.0-1.5 em. diameter) or ovoid (2.5 by 1.0 em.; 2.0 by 1.3 
cm.) and have a punctate or a gash in the center. Occasional nubbins are 
treated as stylized faces with gashes representing the eyes. Crudely modeled 
zoomorphie heads are rare. There are two examples of handles, one (B-1, 
cut 2, level 40-48 cm.) rising from the rim surmounted with a crudely modeled 
head, the other (B-1, cut 1, level 0-8 cm.) apparently horizontal and deco- 
rated on one surface with circular nubbins. 
MABARUMA PHASE DECORATED TYPES 
Fifty-two sherds, the majority from B-1 (table F; Appendix, table 25), have 
decoration that is similar in technique and motif to decorated types of the 
Mabaruma Phase in the Northwest District. Some of the sherds are tempered 
with fine sand or steatite, indicating that they are probably of trade origin 
(figs. 75, b, d, f-h; 76, a-c). Others, however, are tempered with cariapé or 
crushed sherds, and must consequently be of Abary Phase manufacture (figs. 
74, 75, a, c, e, 76, d-e; pl. 39, c-f). The types represented, and the decorative 
motifs are as follows: 
Mabaruma Incised. 
Aruka Incised, motifs 1, 2, 4, and 5. 
Akawabi Incised and Modeled, motifs 1, 2, and 3. 
Kaituma Incised and Punctate, motifs 1 and 2. 
White slipped. 
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