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(relatively constant on a single vessel) produced by application of the 
tool approximately perpendicularly to the surface; and gashes 1-2 mm. 
deep and 0.5-1.5 mm. long, made by applying the tool in short strokes. 
The latter might have been classified as a variety of incision, but the pat- 
tern of application is comparable to that of the true punctates and it 
is therefore considered as a variant of this general class of decoration. 
Motif: Punctates of all the different types are typically applied in hori- 
zontal rows on the vessel neck, either immediately below the rim, or 
where the collar joins the body wall. Rarely, they are placed on a 
slightly raised rib. Occasionally only a single row appears; most fre- 
quently there are several rows forming a band 2-4 cm. wide. Thinner- 
walled body sherds, probably associated with vessel Form 2, have decora- 
tion extending down as far as the region of maximum diameter. Dis- 
tance separating both individual punctates and successive rows is variable 
for the pottery type, but relatively consistent on a single vessel. 
TEMPORAL DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE TYPE: Temporal analysis of the punctate 
techniques indicates that nearly all occur simultaneously throughout the 
seriated sequence, confirming the impression that they are variants of a single 
type. The only technique absent from the lower third of the sequence is 
fingernail punctate, suggesting that it may be somewhat later than the others 
(Appendix, table 34). No vessel shape changes are evident in the small rim 
sherd sample (Appendix, table 33). 
CHRONOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE TYPE: Kassikaityu Punctate occurs in a fre- 
quency of less than 5 percent throughout the Taruma Phase sequence (fig. 
101). 
MANAKAKASHIN RED 
PASTE AND SURFACE: Predominantly on Yoché Plain paste, less frequently on 
Kalunye Plain and rarely on Mawikaé Plain; see those type descriptions for 
details. 
ForM: 
Rim: Direct, slightly incurved or slightly everted, with rounded lip. 
Body wall thickness: 3-7 mm. 
Base: None identified. 
Major vessel forms reconstructed from sherds: 
1. Relatively deep bowls, with steeply upcurving upper walls terminat- 
ing in a direct rim, or less commonly changing direction 1-2 cm. 
below the rim and curving either inward or outward. Rim di- 
ameter 10-32 cm. ; majority 16-24 cm. (fig. 91-1, top). 
2. Rounded jars with walls incurving to direct rim with rounded lip. 
Mouth diameter 20-24 em. (fig. 91-2, top). 
DEcoRATION (pl. 44, e-j) : 
Technique: A dark, rich-red paint was applied to the vessel surface. 
Sherds exhibit variation from a trace of color to a film concealing the 
orange-tan undersurface completely, but this appears to be largely the 
result of differential erosion. No smoothing or brushing marks are 
visible. 
Motif: 
Application of the paint to cover one surface is typical; usually on 
the interior of bowls and the exterior of jars. The color may stop 
at the edge of the lip, or continue over the rim top to the opposite 
margin. On bowls it sometimes continues 1-2 em. down the exterior 
wall. One bowl rim sherd is red on both exterior and interior. Bowls 
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