CERTAIN ABORIGINAL REMAINS, LOWER TOMBIGBEE RIVER. 261 
Fic. 11.—Vessel No. 2. Mound in Kimbell’s Field. (Diameter 6.75 inches.) 
FIG. 12.— Vessel No. 3. Mound in Kimbell's Field. (Diameter 5.4 inches.) 
FiG.14.— Vessel No. 5. Mound іп Kimbell's Field. (Diameter (5.95 inches.) 
Ғіс. 13.— Vessel No. 4. Mound in Kimbell’s Field. (Diameter 9 inches.) 
Toward the center of the mound, together, were five vessels of inferior ware 
lying above a deposit of human bones, though, as burials were numerous in that 
part of the mound, the vessels may not have been connected with the remains. 
These vessels are as follows: 
Vessel No. 4.— This vessel, of yellow ware, and in fragments, since cemented 
together, has a mortuary perforation of the base. Somewhat below the rim, which 
has one small projection, is an encircling band made up of a design, four times dis- 
played, consisting of a cirele having on each of two opposite sides a pointed oval as 
Possibly these emblems in conjunction are a highly conven- 
shown in Fig. 15. 
The feather symbol, often found on bird-vessels, upright, forms 
tionalized bird-form. 
part of the design at each side. 
