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as hardly more than a stain remains) and the color projects upward from the base 
between the pink pigment and the red. 
Vessel No. 78 is a bowl of dark ware, representing a turtle (Fig. 55), the 
head, tail, and flippers projecting. Two holes on opposite sides of the vessel have 
served for suspension. 
Vessel No. 21, a cooking-pot, has considerable soot still adhering. It bears a 
Fig. 35.— Vessel No. 78. Old River Landing. (Diameter 6 inches.) 
rude decoration largely made up of concentric circles, probably sun-symbols, appar- 
ently made by the imprint of coarse cord (Fig. 36). 
Vessel No. 2la is a pot of yellow ware, with the curious incised decoration 
shown in Fig. 37. This vessel has been in use for culinary purposes, as traces of 
soot remain on the outside. 
Vessels Nos. 9 and 27 are bowls of moderate size, each with four equidistant 
loop-handles below the rim, and an upper, outer, encircling band of red pigment, 
somewhat more than one inch in width. Тһе interiors of both bowls have rich 
coatings of red pigment. 
