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
176, (47047). A large, polished black ware basin of the usual washbasin
form, but with undulate border.
177, (47060). Small bowl, black polished ware.
COLLECTIONS FROM POJUAQUE.
ARTICLES OF STONE.
178-189. 178, (46613); 179, (46614); 180, (46615); 181, (46616); 182,
(46617); 183, (46618); 184, (46619); 185, (46620); 186, (46621); 187,
(46622); 188, (46657); 189, (46658). Hammers with groove around the
middle. In 46618 the groove is double. They are of quartzite, lava,
greenstone, metamorphic rock and basalt.
190-202. 190, (46623); 191, (46624); 192, (46625); 193, (46627); 194,
(46639); 195, (46640); 196, (46641); 197, (46642); 198, (46644); 199,
(45645); 200, (46646); 201, (46647); 202, (46648). Small
smoothing-stones.
203, (46626). A triangular pounding stone.
204-212. 204, (46628); 205, (46629); 206, (46630); 207, (46631); 208,
(46632); 209, (46633); 210, (46634); 211, (46650); 212, (46632). Oval
pounding-stones made out of rolled pebbles or bowlders.
213, (46635). Elongate slender implements of basalt, probably used in
molding pottery, especially the larger flaring bowls. 214, (46636).
A smaller implement of similar form used as a polisher for particular
vessels.
215-216. 215, (46637); 216, (46638). Flat stones with straight groove
for smoothing arrow-shafts.
217, (46643). An unfinished ax of basalt.
218, (46651). A mortar for pounding and grinding mesquite beans.
219, (46653). Rude, partially grooved ax.
220, (46654). Small quartzite pestle.
221, (46659). A very regular, much-worn basaltic metate.
222, (47926). A large, well-worn metate.
223-226. 223, (46660); 224, (47927); 225, (47928); 226, (47929). Rubbing
stones for metate.
227-228. 227, (47930); 228, (47931). Broken hatchets with annular groove
near the hammer end.
229-232. 229, (47932); 230, (47933); 231, (47934); 232, (47935). Rude
hatchets or digging implements notched on the side.
233-234. 233, (47936); 234, (47937). Hammers or pounding-stones with
groove around the middle.
235-248. 235, (47938); 236, (47939); 237, (47944); 238, (47951); 239,
(47952); 240, (47953); 241, (47954); 242, (47955); 243, (47956); 244,
(47958); 245, (47959); 246, (47963); 247, (47964); 248, (47965).
Pounding-stones.
249-255. 249, (47940); 250, (47941); 251, (47942); 252, (47943); 253,
(47960); 254, (47961); 255, (47962). Small smoothing-stones.
256, (47945). Quartz pestle.
257, (47946). Stone for crushing and grinding mesquite beans.
258-261. 258, (47947); 259, (47948); 260, (47949); 261, (47950). Small
disk-shaped hammer-stones with finger pits or depressions usually on
both sides.
262-265. 262, (47966); 263, (47967); 264, (47968); 265, (47969). Stones
with flat surface and a single straight groove for polishing or
straightening arrow-shafts.
266-267. 266, (47971); 267, (47972). Similar stones, with two and three
grooves, used for same purpose.
268, (47970). Piece of soap-stone used for moulding bullets.
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