342 CERTAIN ABORIGINAL REMAINS OF THE NW. FLORIDA COAST. 



Vessel No. 17. — A most interesting vessel of heavy red ware, with five com- 

 partments, consisting of a circular, central compartment raised above the level of the 

 rest, with two truncated, triangular ones on opposite sides and two triangular ones on 

 the remaining sides. Projecting from the end of one compartment is the head of a 

 bird, decorated on the upper side onW. The opposite end, the tail, unfortunately, is 



missing. On the body of the vessel 



the bird-symbol appears in many places 



(Fig. 336). This vessel, the central 



o /,',' /, /7^ \ .\\ '^ yilX part of which was filled with charcoal, 



and a compartment on either side, with 

 sand blackened by fire, would seem to 

 be a connecting: link between the com- 



FlG. 333. 



-Vessel No. 7. 

 rivei 



Decoration. i[ound B, Warrior 

 (Half size.) 



Fig. 334. 



-Vessel No. 11. Mound B, Warrior river. 

 (Half size.) 



partment vessel and the bird-effigy vessel, the other being where the bird is given 

 in outline of the compartments only. Diameter across wings, 10.2 inches; height, 

 2.5 inches. 



Vessel No. 20. — A neat, imperfo- 

 rate, undecorated bowl of less than 1 

 25int capacity, greatly thickened at the 

 rim. , 



Vessel No. 21. — Red ware, imper- 

 forate, with the rim inturned some- 

 what. On the upper part are three 

 encircling lines made up of upright 

 punctate impressions. The capacity 

 is about 1 quart. 



Vessel No. 24. — A small pot, im- 

 perforate, with rude complicated stamp, 

 and three feet on the base instead of 

 four, the usual number in this part of 

 Florida. 



Vessel No. 26. — A small, undeco- 

 rated, imperforate bowl, elliptical in 

 longitudinal section. 



Fig. 335. — Vessel No. 16. Mounrl B, Warrior river. 

 (One-third size.) 



