Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico Part 36

2547. (39549). Neck similar to the preceding; body with a zigzag line dotted along the upper side, and small ovoid spots above and below it, one in each indentation.

2548. (39635). Plain black, polished, large.

2549. (39639). Like the last.

2550. (39660). Large size; dotted line around the neck; heavy band around the shoulder, with sharp and long serrations pointing downward; body with alternate ornamental ovals and four-pointed stars.

2551. (39661). Straight and undulate lines around the neck; body divided into s.p.a.ces by broad, double-scalloped, perpendicular stripes, having the middle white with an undulate line in the white portion; the intermediate s.p.a.ces have a sun-shaped figure in the upper corner, from which a double serrate stripe descends obliquely.

2552. (39664). Birds and undulate line on the neck; a straight line with ring dots on the shoulder, broad meander band, with triple leaf ornament around the body.

2553. (39665). Neck with meander as in the preceding; a slender vine, well made, around the body.

2554. (39682). Rather slender; undulate margin; vine around the neck; body with broad band of three-leaved flowers.

2555. (39683). Neck with straight and undulate lines; body with undulate line terraced above as heretofore described, but above this is a row or band of small distinct ovals.

2556. (39685). Black, without ornamentation.

2557. (39686). Large bowl-shaped olla, without neck, decorated with vine, cross, scrolls, &c.

2558. (39687).

2559. (39740). Upper half with marginal scalloped band, from which hang, obliquely, leaves with bent spines on their margin; below this a serrate and then a double straight line.

2560. (39741). Squatted in shape. Vine with leaves around the middle of the body.

2561. (39772). Small; slender vine around the neck, dotted line around the shoulder, and three-leafed vine around the body.

2562. (39773). With flaring rim; scalloped band around the margin; regular zigzag line around the shoulder, from each lower point of which descend plants.

2563. (39789). Same decorations as No. 2539, but of the regular form.

2564. (39800). Small scalloped lines around the body.

2565. (39802). Brown, without ornamentation.

2566. (39803).

2567. (39805).

2568. (39806). Fig. 652.

2569. (39813). Fig. 654.

2570. (39814).

2571. (39815). Neck colored, with a white zigzag line running through it; body with curious, large leaf-like ornaments of an angular shape.

2572. (39817). With similar leaf-like figures, but narrower and differently arranged. Shown in Fig. 653. The piece is injured, and the cords seen in the figure were tied about it by the natives to keep it from, going to pieces.

2573. (39816). With a large zigzag band around the upper half of the body, terraced above and below.

2574. (39818). Very large and beautiful specimen, decorated on the body somewhat like some of the Zuni pottery. The large circular scrolls are formed of a vine with leaves on the outer side. There are but few of the triangular figures seen in the Zuni piece; there is a regular and true serrate marginal band; below this on the neck a broad band with diamond s.p.a.ces.

2575. (39819). With a broad band around the neck composed of squares placed obliquely, with an oblong white s.p.a.ce in each; body with a simple, narrow, straight band or double line.

2576. (39822). Large scalloped band around the neck, a little leaf pendant from each point; the body with alternate large stars and ornamental diamonds.

2577. (39823). This has the rim slightly flaring, a scalloped band and leaves around the neck; the body profusely decorated with geometrical figures. This belt is divided into four s.p.a.ces, in each of which there is a checkered, terraced pyramid pointing downward; the lower part and sides of each s.p.a.ce is occupied with triangular and sagittate figures.

2578. (39868). Small; neck with a row of ovals; the shoulder with a true herring-bone band; a vine with spiny leaves around the body.

2579. (39865).

[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 651 (39533) () Fig. 652 (39806) (?) Figs. 651, 652.--Tesuke Water Vases.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: Fig. 653 (39817) (?) Fig. 654 (39813) (?) Figs. 653, 654.--Tesuke Water Vases.]

_WATER JUGS AND JARS._

2580. (39812). Plain double-bellied water bottle of micaceous ware. See Fig. 655.

2581. (39834).

2582. (41366). Water jug. Fig. 519.

2583. (39790). Jar or urn of white ware, with two handles ornamented with the usual meander.

_PITCHERS._

2584. (39745). A regular well-formed pitcher, with proper lip and handle. White ware ornamented with serrate lines, triangles, and circle. The only one from this tribe.

_EATING BOWLS._

The Tesuke bowls vary considerably in form, some having the slope straight, others flaring and of the usual form, others biscuit-shaped.

No large specimens were obtained.

2585. (39613). Usual bowl-shape, with flaring margin; no external decorations; inner surface with circular scrolls.

2586. (39647). Biscuit-shaped, with broad meander band externally; no decoration internally.

The following are similar in form and decoration:

2587-2590. 2587, (39666); 2588, (39669); 2589, (39788); 2590, (39648).

Outside plain; inner marginal band a slender vine.

The following numbers are plain, of brown micaceous ware, biscuit-shaped, small: