Mohave Pottery Part 9

_Jars._--Exterior: range of hue 10R to 10YR; value 3 to 7; chroma 1 to 8. Most common: sample insufficient. Interior: range of hue and value same as for exterior surface; chroma 1 to 6. Most common: sample insufficient.

_Cups._--Exterior: range of hue 10R to 10YR; value 3 to 8; chroma 1 to 7. Most common: 2.5YR 6/6 (moderate orange pink). Interior: range of hue and chroma same as for exterior surface; value 4 to 8.

Most common: 5YR 7/4 (between moderate orange-pink and weak yellowish orange).

_Scoops._--(For colors of completely painted-over surfaces, consult section on "Decoration.") Exterior: range of hue 2.5YR to 7.5YR; value 2 to 8; chroma 1 to 6. Most common: 5YR 5/4 (between pale reddish brown and moderate yellowish brown). Interior: range of hue and value same as for exterior; chroma 1 to 7. Most common: 5YR 6/4 (between weak reddish orange and light yellowish brown).

=Fire clouds=:

_Placement._--Occur on any part of the exteriors of all cla.s.ses of vessels; never occur on the interiors of bowls, but sometimes on the interiors of jars, cups and scoops. Indistinct in shape.

_Amount._--Every vessel has at least one fire cloud on its exterior surface. Presence of fire clouds on the interior surface is more variable. Fire clouds are extremely variable in size.

Bowls: Exterior: as many as 14 per vessel.

Often cover more than one-half of the surface.

Interior: no fire clouds.

Jars: Exterior: as many as 4 per vessel. Cover less than half of the surface. Interior: ranges from being entirely free of fire clouds to being completely blackened through use.

Cups: Exterior: as many as 4 per vessel, and at least 1. Interior: with the exception of 1 cup, which has 1 small fire cloud, they are lacking.

Scoops: Exterior: as many as 12 per vessel.

Often cover more than one-half of the surface.

Interior: not more than 1. Occur only occasionally.

_Color._--Value 2 to 7, chroma 1 (light gray to near black). Hue depends upon vessel surface color.

=Form=:

_Bowls: Straight wall (circular and oval)._--

Profile form types: I (circular bowls) and II (oval bowls).

Lip and rim types: Lip type B. Rim types 1, 2, and 3. Types 1 and 2 occur on both circular and oval bowls, type 1 being the more common.

Type 3 occurs on a single circular bowl.

Shoulders: None.

Base: Rounded.

Diameter range: (a) for circular bowls, 12.3 to 33.0 cm.; (b) for oval bowls, maximum length ranges from 15.4 to 26.8 cm. and maximum width from 12.0 to 21.6 cm.

Depth range: (a) for circular bowls, 6.0 to 13.4 cm.; (b) for oval bowls, 4.5 to 6.6 cm. when measured at the point of maximum length and 3.1 to 5.5 cm. when measured at the point of maximum width.

Wall thickness range: (a) at rim, 4 to 9 mm.; (b) at a distance of 1 cm. below rim, 4 to 7.5 mm.; (c) at center of vessel base, 4 to 9 mm.

Additional features: None, with the exception of the largest circular straight walled bowl, which has pottery k.n.o.bs. (a) Nature of feature: short oval pottery k.n.o.bs apparently for the purpose of holding in place vegetal bindings which were sometimes wrapped around vessels at the lip. (b) Placement: encircle the vessel at the lip and project horizontally from it; tops of the k.n.o.bs are 15 to 20 mm. below the rim. (c) Dimensions: k.n.o.bs project from the vessel 9 to 12 mm. Their dimensions horizontally range from 30 to 38 mm., and vertically range from 21 to 24 mm. (d) Method of attachment: affixed to vessel before firing. (e) Number: 11.

_Bowls: Recurved wall bowls._--

Profile form types: Range from type III to type IV.

Lip and rim types: Lip type A. Rim types 1 and 2, sometimes grading into types 4 and 5.

Type 1 is the most common; types 4 and 5 the least.

Shoulders: Rounded.

Base: Rounded.

Mouth diameter range: 14.1 to 32.0 cm.

Depth range: 7.9 to 16.3 cm.

Wall thickness range: (a) at rim, 4 to 9 mm.; (b) at point of greatest incurve, 3.5 to 8.5 mm.; (c) at vessel base, 3.5 to 10 mm.

Additional features: A minority of the recurved wall bowls have pottery k.n.o.bs. (a) Nature of feature: short oval k.n.o.bs or longer conical k.n.o.bs (the latter on only one vessel) apparently for the purpose of holding in place vegetal bindings which were sometimes wrapped around vessels at the lip. (b) Placement: k.n.o.bs encircle the vessel at the lip and project horizontally; tops of the oval k.n.o.bs are 17 to 41 mm. below the rim; tops of the conical k.n.o.bs are 23 to 28 mm. below the rim.

(c) Dimensions: oval k.n.o.bs project 4 to 9 mm.

from the vessel; range in horizontal length from from 14 to 58 mm.; range in vertical length from 8 to 22 mm. Conical k.n.o.bs project from the vessel ca. 12 mm. (only one is unbroken and measurable); basal diameter is 8 mm.

(d) Method of attachment: affixed to the vessel before firing. (e) Number per vessel: varies for oval k.n.o.bs, 3, 4, or 6; the one vessel having conical k.n.o.bs has 3.

_Jars: wide mouth._--

Profile form types: V and VI (the latter type having an annular base).

Lip and rim types: Lip type A. Rim types 1 and 2.

Shoulders: Rounded.

Bases: Rounded, sometimes with the addition of an annular base.

Mouth diameter range: 12.6 to 25.1 cm.

Depth range: 19.2 to 25.4 cm.

Wall thickness range: (a) at rim, 4 to 8 mm.;

(b) at point of greatest incurve, 4 to 5 mm.;

(c) at center of vessel base, 4.5 to 5.5 mm.

Additional features: One jar has an annular base, probably in imitation of such bases on chinaware. Dimensions: diameter, 10.2 cm.; thickness at rim of base ring, 6.4 to 8.0 mm.

Base ring lip is type D; rim of ring is type 2.

_Jar:_ narrow mouth (canteen).--

Profile form type: VII.

Lip and rim types: Lip type C. Rim type 6.

Shoulders: Rounded.