CERTAIN ABORIGIXAL MOUNDS, CENTRAL FLORIDA W.-COAST. 423 



they belong to be classed among the ready-made mortuary varietj-. Possibly the 

 vessels may have been used as sieves or strainers with a fabric inserted on the 

 bottom. 



Vessel No. 7. — A globular vessel of about 6 quarts' capacity, undecorated.with 

 a small vertical rim. a part of which was missing when the vessel was found. 



Vessel No. 8. — A quadrilateral vessel with rounded base, shown in Fig. 78. 



Vessel No. 9. — This vessel, similar to Vessel No. 6, was sent to the Peabody 

 Museum, Cambridsie, Mass. 



Vessel No. 10. — A large bowl in many fragments, having the upper part faintly 

 decorated w'ith a complicated stamp composed of concentric circles. 



Vessel No. 11. — A pot of about 3 gallons' capacity, having on the upper part 

 of the body a faint check-stamp. 



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Fig. 78. — Vessel No. 8. J[ouik1 near Bayport. (.\bout four-fifths size.) 



