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part. The upper portion, on which is incised decoration, shown in diagram in Fig. 

 102, turns inward. 



Vessel No. 23.— Roughlj- heart-shaped with flattened base (Fig. 103). The 

 aperture is elliptical. Two and one-half inches apart, on the same side, are per- 

 forations for suspension, a method of placing these holes new to us when this vessel 

 was found, but met with by us a number of times afterward, along the coast. The 

 decoration consists of crimson paint at either end of the vessel, on the outside. 



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Fig. 104. — Vessel No. 28. Mound near Pearl Bayou. (Eight-niutbs size.) 



Between, at first glance, seems to be an undecorated space, though, on closer inspec- 

 tion, traces of pigment are apparent, and might indicate that a band had surrounded 

 the vessel, friction against which had worn awaj' the paint. 



Vessel No. 27. — A bowl of red ware found in many pieces. The decoration 

 consists of two incised curved lines on one side and on the other, two designs roughly 

 made composed of four concentric circular lines around a number of punctate 

 markings. 



