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MOSAICS FROM THE LITTLE COLORADO RUINS 



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A combination of oliliqno lines and fret, shown in figure -tO, is tlie 

 most unusual design in the collections wliicli it has been the author's 

 fortune thus far to examine. The same design is worked in a basket 

 from the same ruin (figure ()3). 



The design figured mi th<' interior of the food bowl shown in fig- 

 ure41 isuni<[ue, 

 reminding one 

 of a swastilca 

 with arms split 

 into two parts. 

 Wereeogniz.e in 

 it the familiar 



Fig. -ki. Bi-oken 

 fret on food bowl 

 from Chevlon 

 (numljer 1.5789.5). 



Fig. 41. Food bowl with geometrical patterns (number l'if'A"~\. 



triangle and crook, but the long scythe-like projec- 

 tions on the ijeriphery of the design are rarely found 

 ill ancient pottery decoration. 



The decoration of another food bowl from Ilomo- 

 lobi is likewise unique, but it is formed of familiar 

 decorative designs arranged in an irregular manner. 



Ornaments 



MOSAICS 



The ancient pueblo peoples of Arizona were adepts 

 in making mosaic, some e.xamples of which rival in 

 excellence the work of a similar kind in old Mexico. The author's 

 explorations in 189(1 revealed different kinds of this craft, several of 

 which are unique. The southernmost ruin, that in Chaves pass, 

 yielded the most beautiful specimen, l)ut those found at C'Ik-vIoil 

 were almost as fine, and the variety was greater. 



