ILLUSTRATIONS 



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 Plate I. Indian woman of Florida, with earthen bowl and ears of corn (?). 



From a drawing by John White, now in the British Museum 1 



II. Use of the earthen pot in boiling. Drawn by John White, of the 



Roanoke colony, 15S5-15SS 26 



III. Earthen vessels used in salt making, ^Middle Mississijipi Valley 



group 28 



IV. Map showing distribution of aboriginal pottery groups in eastern 



United States 80 



V. Series of outlines indicating range of form of vases. Middle Missis- 

 sippi Valley group 84 



VI. Series of outlines showing various features of vase elaboration. Mid- 

 dle Mississippi Valley group 84 



VII. Vases of compound form, Jliddle Mississippi ^'alley group 84 



VIIE. Cups and bowls. Middle ^Mississippi Valley group 88 



IX. Cups and bowls, Middle IMisaissippi Valley group 88 



X. Large bowl, burial casket, and caldron. Middle IMississippi Valley 



group 88 



XI. Cooking pots, etc., Midille ^lississippi Valley group 88 



XII. Large cooking pots, Middle Mississipf)! Valley group 88 



XIII. Bottles, ]\liddle Mississippi Valley group 90 



XIV. Bottles, Middle Mississippi Valley group 90 



XV. Bottles, Middle Mississippi A'alley group 92 



XVI. Bottles, Middle Mississippi Valley group 92 



XVII. Various forms of bottles. Middle Mississipiii Valley group 9S 



X^'III. Bottles of eccentric shape, Jliddle Mississip]ii Valley group 94 



XIX. Vessels imitating shell and gourd forms, INIiddle Mississippi Valley 



group 94 



XX. Bowls imitating bird forms. Middle Mississippi Valley group 94 



XXI. Vessels imitating bird forms. Middle Mississippi Valley group 94 



XXII. Vessels imitating l>ird forms, Middle Mississippi Valley group 94 



XXIII. ^'■essels imitating fish and batrachian forms. Middle Mississippi 



Valley group 94 



XXIV. Vessels imitating animal forms, Sliddle Mississippi Valley group . . 94 

 XXV. Vessels imitating animal forms, ^liddle Mississippi Valley group .. 94 



XXVI. Vessels inntating the human form. Middle IMississippi Valley group. 96 



XXVII. Vessels imitating the human form. Middle IMississippi Valley group. 96 

 XXVIII. Vessel representing the potter at work, Middle Mississippi Valley 



group 96 



XXIX. Vessels imitating the human head, MiddleMississippi Valley group. 98 



XXX. Vessel imitating the human head, Middle IMississippi Valley group. 98 



XXXI. Vessel imitating the human head, Mi<ldle ilissi.ssippi Valley group. 98 



XXXII. Vessels imitating the human head, Middle Mississippi Valley group. 98 



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