SOME ABORIGINAL SITES ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 405 
Another vessel of this class, from the site at Neblett Landing, Bolivar County, 
Miss., is described in this report. 
As the reader probably is aware, the ordinary variety of “ teapot” vessel has 
á sub-globular body with a knob on one side and a spout on the opposite side. The 
variangs are animal forms, the spout taking the place of the tail. 
[t may be interesting to note in respect to the “ teapot” vessel that this form, 
which almost entirely is confined to the State of Arkansas, does not seem to be 
found in the same territory as the well-known head vases, which also are a specialty 
of the same State, the head vessels being found more to the northward. As we 
shall have occasion to point out when writing of these vessels, the Rose Mound on 
the St. Francis river, Arkansas, may be considered, so far as records go, the north- 
ernmost point where “ teapot” vessels have been found and the southernmost limit 
of discovery of head vases. 
Vessel No. 32. This bottle, 10.5 inches in height, found in seventy-two frag- 
ments, has been cemented together and proves to be of graceful form, the body 
globular with a flattening at the base, the neck of medium length, slender and 
slightly constricted below the opening, which has a decided flare. The decoration, 
consisting of partly interlocked scrolls in red and white pigment, has, in addition, 
in spaces between the scrolls, indications of black coloring material, now largely 
worn away: The neck has a uniform coating of red. This bottle in all respects 
resembles a class of vessels found in sites along the Arkansas river. 
Vessel No. 68, a bottle with graceful, globular body, and flat base, has а slender 
neck, constricted toward the opening where it flares sharply. The decoration on 
body and neck is a uniform coating of red pigment. Height of bottle, 9 inches ; 
length of neck, 3.5 inches. 
Vessel No. 27. А bottle of yellow ware, having as decoration on its globular 
body with flattened base, six vertical, elliptical bands of red and white pigment 
alternately. Between the bands is a separating space showing the color of the 
ware. The slender neck, 3.5 inches in height, flaring at the aperture, has been 
coated with red pigment, much of which still adheres. Height 10.1 inches. 
Vessel No. 43. А bowl, parts of which were not recovered, has as decoration 
inside and out a coating of red pigment. On one side, projecting vertically, is the 
modeled head of a predatory bird, and on the opposite side a conventional tail ex- 
tending horizontally. 
Vessel No.8. The bowl shown in Plate XXXI, though slightly asymmetrical, 
is of considerable interest. On one side, in relief, are modeled the snout, mouth, 
eyes, and ears of some animal, probably a raccoon. Red pigment covers much of 
the upper part of the vessel, the rest of which has had a coating of light pink or 
cream-colored pigment, traces of which still remain. The interior of the bowl also 
has a coating of red paint above, and traces of cream-colored paint are present on 
the lower part. 
