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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 — John Shaqi

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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

Name: 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
Author: Stevenson, James

Stevenson, James

Indian pottery -- North America; Indians of North America -- Arizona; Indians of North America -- Industries; Indians of North America -- New Mexico

269, (47974). Rude mortar for grinding paint.

270, (47973). Muller for grinding paint in the paint mortar.


ARTICLES OF CLAY.

These are few and simple and chiefly of the yellow micaceous ware,
some of it blackened by use so that the original color cannot now be
observed. Some of the pieces are of red ware with ornamentations.

273-274. 273, (47431); 274, (47432). Pottery moulds for bottoms of
  vessels.

275, (47434). A pitcher-shaped teapot of red micaceous ware, with
  handle; a row of projecting points around the middle, one-half of
  these (those on one side) having the tips notched. There is a
  triangular spout in front, the opening to it being through numerous
  small round holes forming a strainer. Capacity about three pints.
  (Fig. 698.)

  [Illustration: Fig. 698. 47434]

276, (47435). Small pitcher-shaped cooking pot with handle and crenulate
  margin.

277-278. 277, (47436); 278, (47437). Small plain bowls used in cooking.

279, (47438). A small boat-shaped bowl resembling a pickle dish.

280, (47439). A small, polished black olla.

281, (47440). A small flat flaring bowl of red ware, with simple,
  narrow, inner marginal black band and an inner sub-marginal line of
  triangular points with dots between them.

282, (47441). Small image of a quadruped, very rude; impossible to
  determine the animal intended; white ware with undulate black lines.

283, (47442). Image of a small bird with wings spread; white ware with
  black lines.

284, (47443). Small bowl of white ware, ornamented with red triangles
  and squares bordered by black lines.

285, (47444). Specimen of the paint used by the Indians to ornament
  themselves in their dances.


ARTICLES OF BONE AND HORN.

271, (46656). Corn-husker; handle of antelope-horn and point of iron.

272, (48047). Implement of horn, perforated for straightening
  arrow-shafts.




COLLECTIONS FROM OLD POJUAQUE.


ARTICLES OF STONE.

286-288. 286, (46661); 287, (46662); 288, (46714). Fragments of metates.

289, (46663). Large, very regularly shaped and much worn metate.

290-296. 290, (46664); 291, (46665); 292, (46666); 293, (46667); 294,
  (46668); 295, (46669); 296, (46670). Rubbing stones for metates,
  mostly broken.

297-319. 297, (46671); 298, (46672); 299, (46673); 300, (46674); 301,
  (46675); 302, (46676); 303, (46677); 304, (46678); 305, (46679); 306,
  (46683); 307, (46684); 308, (46695); 309, (46690); 310, (46680); 311,
  (46701); 312, (46702); 313, (46705); 314, (46709); 315, (46710); 316,
  (46711); 317, (46712); 318, (46713); 319, (46715). Smoothing stones.

320-335. 320, (46681); 321, (46682); 322, (46685); 323, (46686); 324,
  (46687); 325, (46688); 326, (46689); 327, (46690); 328, (46691); 329,
  (46692); 330, (46693); 331, (46694); 332, (46699); 333, (46704); 334,
  (46706); 335, (46707). Hammers or pounding stones, mostly rude and
  simple, showing but little preparation.

336-338. 336, (46697); 337, (46698); 338, (46700). Rude unpolished
  celts.

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

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