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tips of the fingers, and sprinkle it on the sacred objects and on the heads 



of the persons leading in the ceremonies. 

 As the forms and decorations are correctly shown in the figures, I 



shall only notice those which are unusual. 



Withont handles ; margin scalloped : 



871-873. 871, (40074); 872, (40075), Fig. 443; 873, (40400), Fig. 444. 

 Without handles ; margin terraced : 



874. (40337). Figures of insects on outer surface. 



S75-S8I. 875, (40344); 876, (40364); 877, (40367); 878, (403G8); 879, 

 (40369); 880, (40370); 881, (40371), Fig. 445. 



882-899. 882, (40372), Fig. 447; 883,(40373); 884, (40374); 885,(40375); 

 886,(40376); 887, (40377), Fig. 446; 888,(40378); 889,(40380); 890, 

 (40381); 891, (40382); 892,(40383); 893,(40384); 894,(40385); 895, 

 (40392) ; 896, (40393) ; 897, (40394); 898, (40390); 899, (40803), this 

 specimen, which is but slightly burnt, is more globular in form 

 than usual, and has mounted on each pyramid a small image, one 

 human, one of a dog or fox, one of a chicken, and the other prob- 

 ably intended for a bird. This is really not a meal basket, but is 

 carried in the dance for rain, and bears the name fklui-po-Tidtehl-le, 



900-902. 900, (41014); 901, (41015), this has in the place of the reptile 

 the figure of a bird ; 902, (41018). 



903. (39971). Fig. 442. A Zufli clay basket without handles; the form 

 of the margin and inner decorations are unusal, and on this account 

 and the fact that the little water animal does not appear on it, it 

 is probably from some other tribe, though obtained at Zuui. 



904. (40354) Fig. 452. With handles ; margin scalloped. The decora- 

 tions on this basket are unusual. The chief figure and the most 

 interesting one on this entire group of pottery is that of a snake 

 encircling the body of the basket, on the head of which is a feather 

 crest. 



905. (41019). Fig. 449. A Zuui dance basket, one of the most complete 

 in form and decoration in the collection. 



906-909. 906, (40356), Fig. 450; 907, (40390); 908,(40391"); 909,(40806). 

 This is more cup shaped than usual, and is ornamented with the 

 geometrical figures common on bowls. It belongs to a distinct class 

 of sacred vessels to which the name tl;hd-po-lM-tehhle is applied. 



910-913. 910, (40336); 911, (40353); 912, (40355), Fig. 451; 913, (40357), 

 varies in having the head of abird. With handles ; margins ter- 

 raced. 



914-922. 914, (40358); 915, (40360); 916, (40301); 917, (40302); 918, 

 (40365) ; 919, (403CG) ; 920, (40359), Fig. 448 ; 921, (40379), Fig. 453 ; 

 922, (40380). This and the three following specimens are small 

 baskets called by the ZuQians ah'-weJil-icidh-pa-sdhl-tsiin-nd. 



923-928. 923, (40387)"; 924, (40388); 925, (40389); 926, (40395). This 

 and the two following bear the same figures as observed on Fig. 452. 

 927, (40397); 928, (40398). 



