EARTHENWARE OF THE NEW YORK ABORIGINES III 



Fig. 241 shows a fine vessel adorned with a human figure in bold 

 relief, and not as much conventionalized as in most examples. The 

 head reaches the rim, and the feet are less than half way above the 

 rounded base. The angular rim is adorned, much as usual^ with 

 grooves and indentations, and is altogether unique. It is another 

 of the fine articles obtained for the state collection from West 

 Bloomfield, and is 6^ inches high, with a diameter of 5f inches. 

 Another illustration of this is given in Fig. 245. 



Fig. 242 is a simpler vessel from the same place, and there are 

 others less adorned, some of which have a slight ornamentation at 

 the rim, while others are perfectly plain. This has diagonal grooves 

 below the rim, and a row of large indentations beneath these. It is 

 much reduced in the figure^ having a depth of nearly 5 inches and a 

 top diameter of 4f inches. 



Fig. 243 is also from West Bloomfield, and is 4^ inches deep, 

 with a diameter of 3!^ inches. The ornaments of indentations and 

 diagonal grooves are carried farther down the sides than in the last. 



Fig. 244, from the same place^ is a good example of an Iroquois 

 vessel adorned with a conventionalized human figure. The body 

 and legs have the customary cross marks, while the arms are formed 

 by elliptic indentations. Such vessels are now very rare. This is 

 also reduced^ the dimensions being a depth of 6^ inches, and a 

 diameter of 6^ inches. Vessels of this kind were much in use 

 among the Iroquois about the year 1600, and for a few years later. 

 A.s far as reported they appear only among the Mohawks, Onon- 

 dagas and Senecas, but there is no known reason why the Oneidas 

 may not have used similar decorations^ but none have yet been found 

 in their territory. 



Fig, 245 is a photographic view of a Seneca vessel already figured 

 in a different position, it having a less diameter one way than tlie 

 other. The human figure does not seem to have been molded sep- 

 arately, nor does it have the cross bars so common among the 

 Mohawks and Onondagas. A perfect vessel with that style of orna- 

 ment is something much desired. 



The number of entire or nearly whole vessels of clay has proved 

 unexpectedly large, but it is to be regretted that so many have been 



