Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico Part 8

These are of the usual form, of such vessels, except that they are generally without the lip. It is possible that to a certain extent they have been patterned after those observed in use among the Europeans or white races with whom these Indians have come in contact. But we shall presently find specimens similar in form among the ancient pottery found in the ruins of the cliff houses. We are inclined to believe that the form is original and not borrowed. The figures introduced will suffice to ill.u.s.trate the form and usual decorations. The specimens obtained are generally small, varying in capacity from a pint to half a gallon. These are known in Zuni by the name _E'-musch-ton-ne_.

290. (39918). Shown in Fig. 403.

291. (40668). With scalloped margin and decorations similar to those on Fig. 403.

292. (40669). Without handle and should be cla.s.sed with the cups.

Figures of plants.

293. (40671). Triangles on the upper portion; simple meander on the bowl.

294. (40672). Similar to the following.

295. (40673). With scalloped margin and zigzag lines on white ground; small right-angle handle.

296. (40674). With scalloped marginal and middle bands. The following are brown ware with but slight decorations:

297-310. 297, (40838); 298, (40839); 299, (40841); 300, (40843), outline figures similar to those on No. 293; 301, (40844); 302, (40887); 303, (40888); 304, (40889); 305, (40890), is really black but not polished; 306, (40891); 307, (40893); 308, (40894); 309, (40897); 310, (40898).

311. (40842). Scalloped rim and similar in size and shape to 298, (40839).

312. (40845). Small, white, with decorations and of unusual form, in fact in the original field list is cla.s.sed among the canteens. The mouth is prolonged obliquely in the form of a large tube. It should perhaps be cla.s.sed with the water jugs.

313. (40892). Form and decorations shown in Fig. 405.

314. (40895). Scalloped margin; decorated with scrolls.

315. (40896). Scalloped margin. Figures of the little water animal so often represented on the earthenware baskets.

316. (40899). Without handle; diamond figures on the neck.

317. (41005). Fig. 406.

318. (41013). Slender neck and small mouth; jug-shaped, marked with twigs and leaves. This does not appear to be of Zuni manufacture.

319. (41136). Fig. 407.

320. (40840). Shown in Fig. 404.

_CUPS OR CUP-SHAPED VESSELS._

Under this general head are included two forms: one, closely resembling the true cup, as shown in the figures and to which the Zunis apply the name _sat-tsan-na-mu-ya_, and those in the form of ollas or bowls, and without handles. The decorations of the true cup-shaped vessels, especially on the inner surface, follow somewhat closely the patterns found on the bowls. Here we see the zigzag marginal line, the scalloped bands, the interlaced or tessellated bands with star points, triangles, scrolls, &c.; but the elongate triangle or lance point is seldom present. As no new figure is introduced it is unnecessary for me to describe the decorations. A few are of red or brown ware.

The following numbers refer to true cups:

321-345. 321, (40058); 322, (40615); 323, (40616), Fig. 408; 324, (40617); 325, (40618); 326, (40619); 327, (40620); 328, (40621), Fig.

409; 329, (40622); 330, (40623); 331, (40624); 332, (40625); 333, (40627); 334, (40638); 335, (40639); 336, (40640); 337, (40641); 338, (40643); 339, (40644); 340, (40837); 341, (40847); 342, (40848); 343, (40880)--this is an unusually large cup and although having a handle may have been used as a bowl; 344, (40998); 345, (41148), an unburnt specimen.

The following are without handles and are either small bowls or paint cups:

346-355. 346, (40426); 347, (40436); 348, (40458); 349, (40642); 350, (40853), a small bowl-shaped cup, _sut-tsan-na_; 351, (40994); 352, (40995); 353, (40996); 354, (40997); 355, (41000).

[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 398 (40886) Fig. 399 (39928) Fig. 400 (40078) Fig. 401 (40486) Fig. 402 (40103) Figs. 398-402.--ZUnI POTTERY.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 403 (39918) () Fig. 404 (40840) () Fig. 405 (40892) (?) Fig. 406 (41005) () Figs. 403-406.--Zuni Water Pitchers.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 407 (41136) (?) Fig. 408 (40616) (?) Fig. 409 (40621) (?) Fig. 410 (39962) () Fig. 411 (40266) () Fig. 412 (40285) () Figs. 407-412.--Zuni Water Pitcher, Cups, and Eating Bowls.]

_EATING BOWLS._

The smaller forms are called _sat-tsan-na_.

356. (39962). Fig. 410. The ornamentation is typical of a variety very common on Zuni bowls. The design on the outer surface is more constant than that on the inner, in which the figures of animals, especially the elk, are sometimes introduced. The distinguishing feature of this type is the zigzag line on the inner margin.

The following numbers belong to the same type:

357-378. 357, (39746); 358, (39973); 359, (39975); 360, (39981); 361, (39984); 362, (39988); 363, (39989); 364, (39991); 365, (39993); 366, (39994); 367, (39997); 368, (39999); 369, (40004), duplicate of Fig.

411; 370, (40005); 371, (40231); 372, (40234); 373, (40236); 374, (40239); 375, (40246); 376, (40249); 377, (40250); 378, (40259).

379-396. 379, (40260); 380, (40266), shown in Fig. 411; 381, (40274); 382, (40285), shown in Fig. 412; 383, (40504); 384, (40512); 385, (40513); 386, (40516); 387, (40517); 388, (40519); 389, (40522); 390, (40527); 391, (40530); 392, (40541); 393, (40546); 394, (40528); 395, (40203); 396, (40211).

397. (39951). Decorated, on the inner margin only, with triangles.

398. (39952). Similar to that shown in Fig. 411, except that the inner marginal line is scalloped.

The following numbers may be cla.s.sed in the same group:

399, 400. 399, (40205); 400, (40210).

401. (40521). Similar to No. 397, except that it has the interior below the marginal line decorated with scrolls.

402. (39902). Decorated on the inner surface only, with the usual scrolls; marginal band simply a narrow line or entirely wanting.

The following belong to the same type:

403-417. 403, (39960); 404, (40002); 405, (40006); 406, (40232); 407, (40233); 408, (40237); 409, (40263); 410, (40268); 411, (40284), in this small specimen there are but few figures; 412, (40503); 413, (40505); 414, (40520); 415, (40524); 416, (40981); 417, (40987).

418. (40906). The decorations of this piece belong to a variety which is readily distinguished by the broad checkered band on the inner margin.

There are two sub-varieties, one with and one without figures on the external surface. This and the following specimens belong to the latter group:

419, 420. 419, (40533); 420, (39890).

421. (40001). This belongs to the former group, as represented by Fig.

412.

422. (39898). External decorations as in Fig. 410, except that the lower margin of the oblique line is furnished with scrolls as in Fig. 375, inner surface with leaves, and a zigzag marginal line.

423. (39908). This and the following thirty-one specimens have the external surface ornamented as in Fig. 410, the decorations of the inner surface varying and differing from those already enumerated. In this the marginal line is simple.