HOLMES.) 



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POTTERY FROM MISSOURI. 



497 



Effigy vase representing a kneeling or squatting human figure, 

 moderately well modeled. The exterior surface is painted red. 

 Height, 7 inches; diameter, 5 inches. The locality is not 

 known with certainty. 

 65604-65607, 65611, 65612. Effigy vases of human figures. Sizes, me- 

 dium to small. The body below the waist is hemispherical, 

 and the legs are not indicated. Fig. 176. 



Fig. 176. 



65597. Effigy vase, representing an owl. The body is globular. The 

 wings are indicated at the sides, and the legs and tail serve 

 as a tripod when the vessel is placed in an upright position. 

 The head is quite grotesque. This is a usual form in the 

 Middle Mississippi district. Height, 8 inches; width, 5£ 

 inches. 



65608. Small example, resembling the preceding. 



65601, 65596. Vases with globular bodies; the necks represent an owl's 

 head. Size, medium. 



65605. A small vase similar to the above, but having a human head. 



65558. A minute vessel modeled to represent a bird, the opening or 



Fig. 177. 



mouth being on the under side of the body; length, 2 inches. 

 Fig. 177. 



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