108 ABORIGINAL POTTERY OF EASTERN UNITED STATES [eth. an.n.20 



the South Appaliiehiiin wares iuid only u trace of the Tennessee iiitlu- 

 ence. The differences noted in pussinii' iiorthwai'd from the coast are 

 the larger size of the vessels, the more frequent occurrence of pot 

 forms and bottle shapes, and the coarser and more silicious character 

 of the paste. The decorations are almost wholly of Gulf Coast types. 

 The use of some of the larger vessels in burial is well illustrated in 

 plate LXir. Plate lxiii contains a large bowl with animal-derived 

 incised designs, and below is a splendid .specimen of pot or caldron, 18 

 inches in diameter. It is characterized, as are others of the same 

 group, by a line of vertical ridges encircling the upright neck. In 

 plate LXiv have been brought together a well-shaped bottle, of north- 

 ern or western type, emT)ellished with simple incised scroll work, and 

 two tobacco pipes. One of the latter, i, is somewhat suggestive of 

 Appalachian forms, and the other, r, is of the heavj' southern type. 



Pottery of Choctawhatchee Bay 



The next point east of Pensacola bay at ^vhich Mr Moore obtained 

 collections is AValtons Camp, situated at the western limit of Choctaw- 

 hatchee baj', Florida. In the main the ware repeats Perdido l)ay 

 forms, as will be seen by reference to plates lxv, lxvi, lxvii. Three 

 typical bowls are given in plate i.x'S, and two platters, one with plain 

 circular margin and the oth(M- with six scallops, are shown in plate 

 Lxvi. The form is exceptional, and all the pieces have been perfor- 

 ated on burial. The incised designs of the scalloped specimen prob- 

 ably represent the fish. In plate Lxvii have been assembled outlines 

 of a large number of the Waltons Camp specimen.s. They serve for 

 comparison with collections from points east and west. We are here 

 witliin the range of the stamped ware typical of the Appalachian 

 province, and a fragment with a simple angular type of filfot figure is 

 shown in figure 53. 



Among the animal forms obtained at this point are two strongly 

 modeled heads of large size, apparently representing geese. Shell 

 forms are common (see plate lxvii), and the engraved designs, treated 

 farther on, are striking and instructive. From four sites along the 

 northern and eastern shoi-es of Choctawhatchee bay Mr Moore obtained 

 lai'ge and very interesting collections. Perdido bay and western 

 forms prevail, but there is a strong infusion of elements of Appa- 

 lachian and Floridian art. A fragment of a cylindric bowl with the 

 head of a duck modeled in relief at the top and conventional inciscni 

 figures representing the body below appears in plate lxviii a; and two 

 views of a hunchback-figure vase are given in h and c. 



Of special interest is a small jar or bottle from a mound on Jolly 



aMoore, Clarence E., Certain aboriginal remains of tlie Alabama river, in Journal of the Academy 

 of Sciences, vol. xi, Philadelphia, 1S99. 



