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ent time. We have noticed this worn condition on the necks of many bottles, and 
helieve it mav have arisen from abrasion by a cord used for suspension. We have 
found in several instances bottles whose necks plainly showed slight grooves left 
by a cord or thong. 
` Vessel No. 67. This bottle (Plate XXVII) has, by way of decoration on the 
body, diamond-shaped figures in red pigment enclosed in diamonds composed of pig- 
ment of a yellow tinge. The space encircling the base of the neck is not decorated 
with this pigment, but is the yellow ware without the addition of coloring material. 
On the neck of the bottle, on a background of red, is an angular meander of the 
same shade of pigment as appears on the body of the vessel. 
Tue Ротткв PLACE, Рогхветт COUNTY. 
The Potter Place, on Little river, owned by Mr. W. M. Potter, who lives there, 
borders the stream and is made up of considerable high ground of the same char- 
acter as we have described as being along the St. Francis. This place was occupied 
for two years by a very energetic dealer in Indian pottery, who covered the upper 
St. Francis and Little rivers in his work, almost as thoroughly as did another dealer, 
whom we have mentioned, that part of the St. Francis below Marked Tree. 
Considerable digging at random by us in a part of the plantation not occupied 
by houses and fenced enclosures, came upon ten burials: five of adults; three of 
children; two of adolescents. 
The usual extended position for burials had exceptions at this place as follows : 
one burial in a squatting position; one in a similar position except the body was 
somewhat tilted to one side; one burial extended, face down. 
With one interment was a 
bead of bone; with another, ashell 
hoe; and two shell beads were 
with a third. 
Burial No. 10, an adult, ex- 
tended face down, had at the left 
elbow a bottle with a bowl inverted 
over the opening. At the right 
of the pelvis was an arrowpoint 
of deer-antler. A piercing imple- 
ment of bone lay at the left thigh. 
At the left knee were four arrow- 
points of antler and one of flint. 
Somewhat above the left knee 
was an earthenware pipe having 
in front of the bowl a rudely mod- 
eled human head in relief. At the front of the base of the bowl are two projec- 
tions to hold the pipe in an erect position (Fig. 48). 
A small “celt” lay apart from burials. 
FIG. 48.—Pipe of earthenware. Potter Place. (Full size.) 
