Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico And Arizona in 1879: Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428Stevenson, James
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Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico And Arizona in 1879: Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428
Stevenson, James
Indian pottery -- North America; Indians of North America -- Arizona; Indians of North America -- Industries; Indians of North America -- New Mexico
As will be observed by examining the decorated pieces, the surface is
divided into zones by lines--sometimes single, sometimes double, but
generally slender--one near the base, one or two around the middle, one
at the shoulder, and one at the rim; thus forming one zone embracing the
neck, and two or three on the body, exclusive of the undecorated base.
Sometimes there is but one zone on the body as seen in Figs. 364 (40322)
and 359 (39871); sometimes two, as shown in Figs. 367 (40317) and 370
(41146); but often three, the middle one quite narrow, as seen in Figs.
361 (39934) and 362 (41150). Although not always shown in the figures,
the lines at the rim, shoulder, and bottom are seldom wanting in Zuñi
vases. The zones are often interrupted by broad perpendicular stripes or
inclosed spaces in which circles, scroll figures, or rosettes are
inserted.
Measurements of these vessels show considerable uniformity of
proportion, the widely exceptional specimens being also exceptional in
decorations. As indicating size and proportion I give here the
measurements of some typical as well as some abnormal specimens.
The figures show the height, the diameter of the body at the widest
part, and the diameter of the mouth in inches.
+-----------------------------------+--------+-----------+----------+
| | Height.| Diameter | Diameter |
| Number. | | of body. | of mouth.|
+-----------------------------------+--------+-----------+----------+
| 1 | 8.25 | 12.00 | 6.75 |
| 2 | 10.25 | 13.75 | 7.50 |
| 3 | 11.00 | 13.25 | 7.15 |
| 4 | 12.00 | 14.50 | 8.50 |
| 5 | 10.75 | 14.50 | 8.25 |
| 6 | 11.00 | 13.00 | 8.00 |
| 7 | 7.25 | 10.00 | 5.00 |
| 8 | 7.00 | 9.25 | 5.40 |
| 9 | 4.25 | 6.75 | 4.60 |
| 10 | 4.40 | 5.50 | 3.75 |
| 11 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 3.25 |
| 12 | 3.50 | 4.25 | 2.90 |
| 13 | 7.75 | 8.00 | 5.75 |
| 14 | 9.00 | 9.75 | 6.50 |
+-----------------------------------+--------+-----------+----------+
If we reduce these to proportion, using the diameter of body as the unit
of measurement, the result is as follows:
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