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POTTERY FROM MISSOURI. 



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65580. A small bowl, having upon the rim a human head, the face of 

 which is turned inward. On the opposite side is the usual 

 tiattish projection. Fig-. 185. Diameter of bowl 5 inches. 



Fig. 184. 



65578. Small bowl, the rim of which is embellished with the head of a 

 fox or wolf; at the opposite side is the usual tail. 



65576, 65577, 65581, 65585. Bowls of various sizes, the rims of which 

 are ornamented with the heads and tails of birds. No. 65570 

 is an unusually fine example. Besides the features described 

 it has been further embellished by four incised lines which 

 encircle the rim, forming a loop on the opposite sides as seen 

 in Fig. 186. Bowl 9 inches in diameter. 



65553. Small bowl, the rim of which has been embellished by four pairs 

 of nodes. Fig. 187. Diameter, 6 inches. 



