Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880: Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 — John Shaqi
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880: Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466Stevenson, James
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Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880: Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466
Stevenson, James
Indian pottery -- North America; Indians of North America -- Arizona; Indians of North America -- Industries; Indians of North America -- New Mexico
37, (47532). A small, oblong, mortar-shaped vessel of lava. The width
three inches, length when unbroken was probably four and a half
inches; width of inside two inches, length probably three and
one-fourth inches, depth of cavity three-fourths of an inch. On the
portion remaining there are four feet; originally there were doubtless
six. On one side is a projection or handle similar in form and size to
the feet. 38-54. 38, (46533); 39, (46534); 40, (46535); 41, (46536);
42, (46537); 43, (46538); 44, (46539); 45, (46550); 46, (46552); 47,
(46553); 48, (46554); 49, (46560); 50, (46562); 51, (46565); 52,
(46566); 53, (46568); 54, (47571). Pounding or hammer stones, some
of them simple cobble stones, others with marks of slight preparation
for use by chipping off or rubbing down prominences.
55, (46540). Sandstone with smoothed surface and groove for smoothing
arrow shafts.
56-64. 56, (46541); 57, (46542); 58, (46543); 59, (46544); 60, (46545);
61, (46546); 62, (46547); 63, (46548); 64, (46564). Small stones,
chiefly quartz, basalt, and agate, used for smoothing and polishing
pottery.
65-68. 65, (46570); 66, (46572); 67, (46573); 68, (46574). Broken
rubbers for metates.
69, (46988). Spear head. Basalt.
70, (46989). Arrow head. Obsidian.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
(Only one perfect specimen obtained.)
71, (46575). A bowl.
72, (46718). Fragments of ancient pottery.
COLLECTIONS FROM NAMBE.
ARTICLES OF STONE.
73-78. 73, (46577); 74, (46578); 75, (46579); 76, (46580); 77, (46581);
78, (46583). Quartzite rubbing stones of an elongate form.
79, (46582). Similar to the last group, but appears to have been used as
a pestle as well as a rubber.
80-85. 80, (46584); 81, (46585); 82, (49586); 83, (46587); 84, (46588);
85, (46589). Pounding stones, chiefly of quartzite. These are quite
regularly formed, cylindrical or spindle-shaped, with blunt or
squarely docked ends, from four to seven inches long and two to
three inches in diameter, used chiefly in pounding mesquite beans.
86-89. 86, (46590); 87, (46591); 88, (46592); 89, (46593). Round,
flattened, or disk-shaped quartzite pounders, medium and small sizes.
90-91. 90, (46596); and 91, (46597). Pounders similar to the preceding
group, but smaller.
92, (46594). A flat or disk-shaped polishing stone of quartzite.
93, (46595). An oblong rectangular quartzite pounding stone.
94-105. 94, (46598); 95, (46599); 96, (46600); 97, (46601); 98, (46602);
99, (46603); 100, (46604); 101, (46605); 102, (46606); 103, (46607);
104, (46608); 105, (46609). Small irregular stones of jasper and
basalt used in shaping and polishing pottery.
106, (46610). Elongate, well-worn, sandstone meal rubber or rubber for
metate.
107, (46611). A stone bowl or basin made from an oblong, somewhat
oval-shaped quartzite slab, and used for pounding and grinding
mesquite beans. The length is 19 inches, greatest width 10 inches,
depth of depression 2 inches.
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