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USE OF THE ROULETTE IN DECORATION 



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In Indiaiiii a uuuibfr of lociilitios havi' furiii^ihvd examples of this 

 wai'e, some of which may be considered quite typical. From a mound 

 near Laporte Dr Higday procured several excellent jjieces, described 

 first by Foster," and frequently illustrated in more recent works. I 



Fii;. 73— Viise made for trial of the roulette and corrt-wrappod moduling toi.l. 



ha\e not had the opportunit\' of .seeing these pieces, but base my 

 interpretation of the \'arious features on the illustrations, reproduced 

 in figure 74 <^ '', and c It appears that a s(|uar(' punch rather than 



Fig, 74 — Vases from a mound near Laporte, Indiana i Foster). 



a fioured stamp or notched wheel was employed in the decoration of 

 these vases, but the shape, the laying off of the decorated spaces, and 

 the manner of filling these in with indentations is decidedly character- 

 istic of the wares under consideration. From Michigan again we 



II Foster. .1. W., Prehi.storie races of the United States of America. Chicago, 1S73, p. 247 



