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TOBACCO PIPES AND OLIVE JARS 



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TOBACCO PIPES 



Tobacco pipes of eaithenware arc quite rare in Florida. The speci- 

 mens tigurcd in plato cxi arc types, n being embellished with the imper- 

 fect tig-nre of a bird resting on th(! bowl and perforated by the bowl 

 cavity, while 1> is undecorated. 

 Other specimens appeal' in r. 

 d, and <. In general shape 

 they correspond closely with 

 the prevailing heavy-bodied 

 pipes of the South and West. 

 Only one entire specimen and 

 two fragments have been re- 

 ported from shell heaps. ' 



SPANISH OI.IVE JARS 



From time to time collectors 

 have reported the finding of 

 pottery in Florida and other 

 southern states bearing evi- 

 dence of having been turned 

 on a wheel, and also showing- 

 traces of a brownish glaze. 

 Examination always discloses 

 the fact that the ware is of 

 Spanish manufacture. The 



Fig. 59 — Spanish olivi" jars. Florida. 



paste is that of ordinary terra cotta, and in cases is burned quite hard, 

 resembling stoneware. The forms are little varied, the short bottle 

 neck and the long-pointed base Ijeing notable characteristics. The 

 encircling ribs left by careless throwing on the wheel are often i|uitc 

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