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596 CERTAIN MOUNDS ОЕ ARKANSAS AND OF MISSISSIPPI. 
occurrence on the pottery of the ancient Pueblos—especially the cliff dwellers. 
The design is merely a form of the cross popularly known 
as the swastika. Тһе 
cross in all of its forms is a cosmic symbol representing the world (the primitive 
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Кіс. 49.—Swastika, a stamped оа on South 
Apalachian ware. (Holmes.) 
universe), the division into four (north, 
south, east, west) being the convenient 
means of locating the groups of deities to 
which offerings and appeals had to be 
made. We may thus regard it as the 
symbol not so much of the universe itself, 
as of all the vast number of deities, pow- 
ers, and agencies of good and evil sup- 
posed by aboriginal peoples to осспру the 
four quarters of their world." 
In Figs. 49, 50, 51, 52, are shown 
illustrations suggested by Professor Holmes 
in connection with his remarks. 
Vessel No. 56. This beautiful bottle 
of dark ware, having an oblate-spheroidal 
body and flat base (Fig. 53), bears an in- 
cised decoration on two sides, showing a 
swastika of a variety akin to the one seen on 
Vessel No. 100. Between the two crosses is а 
minor decoration, probably added to fill space. 
Still remaining in the incised lines are traces of 
red pigment. 
Vessel No. 111. "This bottle, of hard, yellow 
ware, with a flat, annular base (Fig. 54), has, in 
trailed, broad lines, a swastika decoration of the 
same class as the two already described. 
Vessel No. 64, which in reality is but the 
basal part of a vessel, evidently bore, when entire, 
an incised decoration in which a swastika similar 
to those just mentioned, formed a part. 
(Holmes.) 
As much 
FIG. 5 gee gorget with T decora- 
(Half size.) (Holm 
as was found of this vessel is 
shown in diagram in Fig. 55. 
Vessel No. 48. "This ves- 
sel, of dark ware, polished 
(Fig. 56), in shape, we believe, 
Ете. 51.—Swastika. . 5@.— ika. : T 
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scribed as coming from the 
middle Mississippi region. In form it resembles a saucer with a perforated, trun- 
