4 CONTENTS 



Iiitniiliiction — Continued. Page 

 Pottery of the eastern United States — Continued. 



Color 63 



Color of paste 63 



Application of color 63 



Decoration 64 



Evolution of decoration 64 



^letliods of decorating 65 



Relieved ornament 66 



Intatrlio ornament _ 66 



Painted ornament 66 



Use of textiles in modeling and embellishing 67 



Relation of the textile and ceramic arts 67 



Classes of textile markings 68 



Use of baskets in molding and modeling 69 



Use of pliable fabrics in modeling 71 



Use of textiles in malleating surfaces 73 



Use of fiat cord-wrapped malleating tools 73 



Use of cord-wrapped rocking tools 73 



Use of cords in imprinting ornamental patterns 77 



Various means of imitating textile characters 79 



Pottery of the middle Mississippi valley 1 SO 



Geographic distribution 80 



Ethnic considerations 81 



Chronology 82 



Preservation 82 



State of culture of makers 82 



Uses 83 



Materials and manufacture 83 



Surface finish .' 84 



Color 84 



Form 85 



Range So 



Esthetic modifications 85 



Animal forms 85 



Ornament 86 



Distinguishing characters of the group 86 



Sources of information S7 



Examples 87 



Platters, cups, an<l bowls 87 



Pots - 89 



Bottles 90 



Eccentric and compound forms 93 



Life forms 94 



Tobacco pipes 98 



Miscellaneous articles 99 



Decorative designs 100 



Painted vases 101 



Pottery of Tennessee 101 



Pottery of the lower Mississippi valley 101 



Pottery of the Gulf coast 104 



Occurrence 104 



Mobile-Pensacola ware 105 



Potterv of the Alaliama river 107 



