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This unitonnly black waiv jiains in j^raccful lines 

 what it hicks in j2;ay coh^rs. At San Juan a pocuhar 

 foi-ni is a pot, red ab()\'e, and undccoratcd below. Tlii- 

 red apj)lied as a shp is also sometimes used as a back- 

 oround on which designs in other colors are painted. 

 The more connnon background, however, is the cream 

 color of the uncolored clay to which rarely a little red 

 is added, producing pink. The designs are painted 

 on in black, obtained from the juice of the wako weed, 

 and in red and yellow derived from iron ore. 



These designs are partly geometrical and purely 

 decorative; partly representations of mountains, clouds, 

 and rainbows, so highly conventionalized as often to 

 appear geometrical; and partly realistic representations 

 of flowers and animals. Among the latter are most 

 frequently found those which are of economic value 

 or of ceremonial importance, such as the sunflower, 

 cotton plant, the parrot, and the turkey. The larger 

 animals like the antelope, frequently seen on Zufii pots, 

 have the positions of the internal organs indicated. 



The background of the Hopi pottery has a character- 

 istic 3^ellow tone. The upper portion of the bowls is 

 often drawn in sharply making the top nearly flat. The 

 designs, which are of the same general sort found in 

 Rio Grande pottery, are executed in a peculiar style. 

 In recent years both the shapes and the dec^orations 

 have been considerably modified to meet commercial 

 demands. This is especially to be noted in the more 

 frequent use of symbols which belong more properly to 

 ceremonial objects. 



