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No. LXXX.—POTTERY. 
By A. W. FRANKS, Esq., F.R.S. 
1. Is pottery made by the natives ? or, if imported, from 
whence ? 2. Are there any traditions as to its origin P 3. What 
are the kinds of clay employed ? 4. Are any other substances 
mixed with the clay ? 5. Are the vessels turned on the wheel ? 
6. What are the most common forms? Give drawings. 7. 
What are the tools used in fashioning the vessels ? 8. How 
is the ornamentation employed ? 9. Are there any scorings or 
impressed ornaments ? and of what patterns ? 10. When 
moulds are used, of what materials are they composed ? 11. 
How is the pottery burnt ? 12. If in holes in the ground, is 
the smoke allowed to permeate the ware ? 13. Is any kind of 
painting employed ? and what are the pigments ? 14. Is any 
kind of glaze, either of lead or salt, in use, or any varnish ? and 
of what is the latter composed ? 15. Is any porous pottery 
made, to serve as cooling-vessels? 16. Are any figures of 
men or animals made of clay ? and how are they fashioned ? 
17. Is the making of pottery the work of any particular class 
or sex ? or does each family prepare its own vessels ? 18. Is 
the pottery exported to any other tribes ? 19. Are different 
qualities used for different purposes ? 20. Are earthen vessels 
made especially for funereal purposes ? and if so, are they of 
different materials from those in ordinary use ? 21. Is broken 
pottery buried in graves or beneath landmarks ? 22. What 
substitutes for pottery are used, such as gourds, shells, &c. ? 
and have they given the form to any of the earthen vessels ? 
23. Is congealed blood formed into drinking-vessels ? and by 
what process ? 
No. LXXXL—LEATHER WORK. 
By JOHN EVANS, Esq., F.R.S. 
The preparations of the skins of animals, so as to render them 
fit for use, for clothing and for the hundreds of other purposes 
to which they are applied, has always been one of the most 
important occuj itions of savage life. Even among civilized 
