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resent birds, and are designed for household ornaments or for 
carrying water on journeys. A characteristic feature in the bird 
vessels of Laguna is a broad, short, ascending tail with a perfora- 
tion for suspension when not in use. One of these vessels, which 
I have in my possession, is a water bottle or duck, the only open- 
ing passing through the bill. This specimen measures six and a 
half inches in length, and is decorated in brown, buff and red 
colors on a pure white ground, Another example represents a 
sitting hen, the body being inflated and almost spherical, sur- 
mounted by a very,small head with beak curving upward. The 
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Orifice is in the top of the cranium. The oldest bird-shaped ves- 
Sel in the collection is represented in figure 1, and is a fine sam- 
ple of Jemez workmanship. It is six inches long, the opening 
being in the head, From the animal forms I have selected a 
Specimen probably intended to represent the deer. The original 
S twelve inches from nose to tail, with an aperture just back of 
the ears (figure 2). In addition to the ordinary colors the back is 
decorated with three triangular patches of bright green paint, which 
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