210 PUEBLO ARCHITECTURE. 
Fig. 102. This bin, used for the storage of beans, grain, and the like, is 
formed by cutting off a corner of the room by setting two stone slabs 
into the floor, and it is covered with 
the mud plastering which extends 
over the neighboring walls. 
A curious modification of this device 
Was seen in one of the inner rooms in 
Zuni, in the house of José Pié. A 
large earthen jar, apparently an ordi- 
hary water vessel, was built into a 
projecting masonry bench near the 
corner of the room in such a manner 
that its rim projected less than half an 
inch above its surface. This jar was 
d used for the same purpose as the Tu- 
Fig. 102. A Tnsayan grain bin. sayan corner bin. 
Some of the Indians of the present time have chests or boxes in which 
their ceremonial blankets and paraphernalia are kept. These of course 
have been introduced since the days of American boards and boxes. In 
Fig. 103. A Zuni plume box. 
Zuni, however, the Indians still use a small wooden receptacle for the pre- 
cious ceremonial articles, such as feathers and beads. This is an oblong 
box, provided with a countersunk lid, and usually carved from a single 
single piece of wood. Typical specimens are illustrated in Figs. 103 and 
Fia. 104. A Zufi plume box. eR Y 
104. The workmanship displayed in these objects is not “7 
beyond the aboriginal skill of the native workman, and their 
use is undoubtedly ancient. 
Riaret 
