394 SOME ABORIGINAL SITES ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER, 
We shall now take up the description of certain of the more interesting vessels 
from this place. 
Vessel No. 56. This vessel (Fig. 15) is a shallow bowl in the form of a shell, 
the hinge of which, in all its details, is carefully and accurately reproduced. The 
Fic. 15.—Vessel No. 56. Neblett Landing, Miss. (Diam. 11.2 inches.) 
model taken by the aboriginal potter, according to Doctor Pilsbry, was probably the 
fresh-water mussel (Unzo purpuratus). The outline of this shell, however, ав 
Doctor Pilsbry points out, is elliptical, while that of the bowl is round. It is quite 
possible, nevertheless, that the outline of the vessel was modified to suit the needs 
of a bowl. The decoration on this vessel has been a coating of cherry-colored pig- 
