4506 Pueblo Pottery. { June, 
olden times all of the paintings on their pottery possessed some 
significance. Tenehas are made of all sizes, varying from speci- 
mens an inch in diameter to those that will hold twenty or thirty 
gallons. The majority of the larger vessels possess concave bot- 
toms for steadying on the head in carrying water from the well. 
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Fic. 2.—Water vessel (Elk) from Laguia. 
A common form is the canteen-shaped vessel, being made, in some 
localities, spherical, with a small bottle mouth. In the Moqui towns 
these are flattened on one side so as to be adapted for carrying 
the back. They are supported by woolen bands which are passe 
through the vertical ear-shaped handles and over the forehead ° 
the water bearer. A large proportion of the imitative forms rep 
