Part 12
2535. (42341). Fig. 650. Paint mortar. This mortar was made from a somewhat rounded sandstone boulder by grinding out a cavity. In the cut, which was drawn for another purpose, the pestle is represented with a small cup-shaped cavity on one side of it, in which the fluid pigment from the mortar was poured and used with the brush of the artist for decorative purposes. This is the only specimen of the kind in the collection, and the only one found where the pestle combines the cup with it.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
_WATER VASES._
This group, though comparatively small, contains some of the largest and grandest pieces in the entire collection, some of the vases being twenty inches in height and twenty-two in diameter, having a capacity of ten gallons. It consists of white ware with decorations in black, bearing a strong resemblance to that of Cochiti, brown micaceous, and polished brown ware without ornamentation, and black ware without ornamentation.
Tinajas or vases. Well formed and similar in shape to those from Cochiti.
2536. (39507). With oblique diamond figures on the neck, and geometrical figures on the body.
2537. (39520). Upper half only decorated with rude figures of leaves and twigs.
2538. (39523). Similar to the preceding.
2539. (39525). Without neck; a broad and true meander band around the middle, with three-leaved flower above and below on each coil.
2540. (39530). Neck ornamented with a straight and an undulate line; body as in No. 2539.
2541. (39531). With rosette and triangular figures somewhat similar to those on Zuni ollas.
2542. (39532). Decorations similar to those on Cochiti olla, No. 2421.
2543. (39801). Covered; a beautiful specimen, probably the most chaste and artistic of the entire collection.
2544. (39533). Fig. 651. Similar to the preceding.
2545. (39534). Serrate band around the neck; body with broad band and large circular spaces, each having four dark indentations.
2546. (39542). Neck with straight and undulate lines and short sigmoid figures; body with figures of a plant.
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 spaces by broad, double-scalloped, perpendicular stripes, having the middle white with an undulate line in the white portion; the intermediate spaces 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 spaces.
2575. (39819). With a broad band around the neck composed of squares placed obliquely, with an oblong white space 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 spaces, in each of which there is a checkered, terraced pyramid pointing downward; the lower part and sides of each space 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).
_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:
2591-2593. 2591, (39667); 2592, (39668); 2593, (39835).
The following are of the same ware, platter-shaped:
2594-2599. 2594, (39672); 2595, (39678); 2596, (39679); 2597, (39680); 2598, (39681); 2599, (39792).
2600. (39793). Square.
2601. (39797). Regular bowl-shaped, with foot.
2602. (39673). Biscuit-shaped, with band of straight and undulate lines.
2603. (39674). No outer decorations; inside with radiating serrate lines, and leaves.
2604. (39675). No inner decorations; on outside a marginal serrate band, and a band of leaves around the body.
2605. (39676). Biscuit-shaped; vine, with leaves, around the middle.
2606. (39677). Uo outer ornaments; on inner surface a center leaf-cross, and above this, radiating lines.
2607. (39688). Decorated on inner surface only. A central flower and submarginal band of oval leaves.
2608. (39742). Biscuit-shaped; zigzag line, with two leaves at each point on the outside.
2609. (39743), Plain red, flower-pot shaped.
2610. (39744). Flower-pot shaped, with zigzag lines or vines running up and down, a leaf at each point.
2611. (39776). Largest bowl of the group.
2612. (39787). Regular shape; zigzag band on the outside.
2613. (39798). Small, regular shape, with vines on the inside.
2614. (39799). Small figures and birds on the inside.
_COOKING VESSELS._
These are always plain black ware, and are of several forms.
Pots. Shaped like the Zuni vessels.
2615-2632. 2615, (39601); 2616, (39602); 2617, (39605); 2618, (39606); 2619, (39607); 2620, (39608); 2621, (39611); 2622, (39670); 2623, (39671); 2624, (39689); 2625, (39735); 2626, (39736); 2627, (39737); 2628, (39738); 2629, (39794); 2630, (39795), with handle; 2631, (39828); 2632, (39874).
Bowel-shaped:
2633-2635. 2633, (39603); 2634, (39604); 3635, (39615), with handle. See Fig. 657.
Platter-shaped:
2636-2646. 2636, (39609); 2637, (39610); 2638, (39612); 2639, (39614); 2640, (39690); 2641, (39691); 2642, (39692); 2643, (39693); 2644, (39694); 2645, (39695), shown in Fig. 659; 2646, (39739).
_TOYS._
2647. (39791). Ornamented bird on pedestal.
Blackbirds on pedestals:
2648-2657. 2648, (39804); 2649, (39807); 2650, (39808); 2651, (39820); 2652, (39829); 2653, (39830); 2654, (39831), Fig. 656; 2655, (39832), Fig. 658; 2656, (39833); 2657, (39836).
VEGETAL SUBSTANCES.
_MEDICINES._
2658. (39751). _O-sha_. Root used as medicine for rheumatism, internally and externally.
2659. (39752). _Zerba-lobo_. Wolf root, for pulmonary complaints.
2660. (39753). _O-cha_. Root used for rheumatism.
2661. (39754). _Ka-cha-na_. Root, semi-medicinal and magic. To prevent breach or wounds, and for sore eyes; external use.
COLLECTIONS FROM SANTA CLARA.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
_WATER VASES._
This is all black and frequently polished ware without ornamentation. The method of producing the black polish is explained in another part of the catalogue.
Bowls and ollas. Black, without ornamentation. Some of these are of comparatively large size.
2662-2670. 2662, (39645); 2663, (39748), Fig. 662; 2664, (39749); 2665, (39750); 2666, (39779); 2667, (39780), Fig. 660; 2668, (39781); 2669, (39782); 2670, (39786). A very pretty covered jar; cover with a handle. Fig. 672.
2671. (39838). Small with scalloped margin.
2672. (39866).
2673. (39629). Fig. 661. Vase with depressed band around the center; rim forming a band; base small.
2674. (39834). Double lobed bottle or canteen. See Fig. 671.
_EATING-BOWLS._
These are of black polished ware without decoration of any kind, and of various forms, globular, bowl-shaped, and platter-shaped or true platters.
Globular and small:
2675-2676. 2675, (39556), and 2676, (39616).
Bowl-shaped:
2677-2678. 2677, (39617), and 2678, (39618). With flared and notched rim.
2679-2680. 2679, (39619), Fig. 667, and 2680, (39620). These two with flared and scalloped rim.
2681. (39621). A cooking vessel.
2682-2689. 2682, (39628), Fig. 669; 2683, (39632), Fig. 663; 2684, (39646), Fig. 664; 2685, (39633); 2686, (39636); 2687, (39637); 2688, (39638); 2689, (39643).
Platter-shaped:
2690-2691. 2690, (39630), and 2691, (39640). Scalloped rim.
2692-2698. 2692, (39641); 2693, (39642); 2694, (39646), see Fig. 664; 2695, (39649), scalloped rim; 2696, (39784); 2697, (39785); 2698, (39796).
2699. (39793). Fig. 668. Small platter-shaped dish of black polished ware.
_COOKING VESSELS._
2700. (39794). Small pot, no handle.
2701. (39795). Small pot with handle.
2702-2705. 2702, (39623); 2703, (39626), Fig. 670; 2704, (39627); 2705, (39629). Small pots without handles, with a constriction or indentation around the middle.
2706-2707. 2706, (39837), and 2707, (39840). Small pitchers with handles and lips.
2708. (39839). Canteen with spout and mouth above.
_EFFIGIES._
Bird figures, polished, on pedestals. All similar to those shown in the figures.
2709-2720. 2709, (39841); 2710, (39842); 2711, (39843); 2712, (39844); 2713, (39845); 2714, (39846); 2715, (39847); 2716, (39848), Fig. 666; 2717, (39849), Fig. 665; 2718, (39850); 2719, (39554); 2720, (39555). The last two are hollow, with an orifice in the back; no pedestal.
2721. (39553). Canteen in shape of a bird; no pedestal.
COLLECTIONS FROM SAN JUAN.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
_EATING BOWLS._
2722-2723. 2722, (39587) and 2723, (39588). These two with handles on each sides. Sides straight.
2724-2725. 2724, (39589), and 2725, (39590). Biscuit-shaped, as shown in Fig. 675.
2726. (39591). Platter-shaped, with scalloped margin.
2727. (39592). Red ware, of medium size, with outer broad marginal band of triangular figures.
Pots. Plain, black:
2728-2731. 2728, (39593); 2729, (39594); 2730, (39747); 2731, (39625). Canteen-shaped, with handles or ears at or near the top; small circular orifice. See Fig. 673.
2732. (39650). A similar vessel of black ware, with larger orifice, the margin of which is scalloped. Large ears or handles near the top on each side. Bottom oval, and an impressed band around middle of body. In some of the canteen-shaped vessels this depression is for holding the cord with which the vessel is transported. See Fig. 674.
2733. (39659). A jug-shaped pitcher of decorated red ware, with regular handle neatly formed. Ornamented with a looped vine and twigs, with leaves well drawn; neck slender and orifice with lip, but less in proportion than in ordinary pitcher.
COLLECTION FROM JEMEZ.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
2734. (39926). Fig. 676. A very singular and pretty water vessel, obtained at the Jemez pueblo. White ware decorated in black and brown. It is probable that the peculiar form is given from mere fancy, and not for the purpose of adapting it to any particular use, as it appears to be simply a water vessel.
COLLECTION FROM THE JICARILLA APACHES.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
This is a light brown micaceous ware, and the pieces are all small, or comparatively so. They consist of pots, pitchers, and cups.
This small collection, though not obtained directly from the Jicarilla Apaches, is attributed to them, for the reason that wherever found among other tribes it is by them accredited to the Apaches. It is manufactured, however, by some of the Pueblos along the Rio Grande, and occasionally by the more western Pueblos. The party did not visit the Apaches mentioned, and are not positively certain that they manufacture pottery. These facts are mentioned in this connection to show that there is some question as to the origin of this small collection.
Vase-shaped pots:
2735-2741. 2735, (39535); 2736, (39536); 2737, (39537); 2738, (39538); 2739, (39539); 2740, (39540); 2741, (39544). This and the next two have the rims scalloped.
2742-2744. 2742, (39545); 2743, (39546); 2744, (39547).
Pot-shaped:
2745-2751. 2745, (39595); 2746, (39596); 2747, (39597); 2748, (39598); 2749, (39599); 2750, (39600); 2751, (39851).
Pitchers and cups, with handles of regular form:
2752. (39543). Finger impressions around the middle.
2753-2754. 2753, (39540), and 2754, (39548). Scalloped margin.
2755. (39770). With an undulate impressed line around the middle.
Miscellaneous:
2756. (39852). Incense-burner, somewhat in the shape of a beaver hat, with a rim in the form of a bird; a small orifice in the middle.
2757. (39853). Bird image.
COLLECTIONS FROM OLD PECOS.
ARTICLES OF STONE.
2758. (39756). Flint scraper. Rudely shaped, of hard cherty rock, flat on the inner face, convex on the back.
2759. (39757). An irregular square flat piece of sand-stone, on one side of which is a small circular cup-shaped depression.
2760. (39758a). A small mortar composed of fine-grained sand-stone, half broken away; being of quite soft stone, it was probably used for pulverizing food of some kind.
2761. (39758b). Quartz mortar made from, a round water-worn boulder. The cavity is symmetrical; diameter five inches.
2762. (39759). Half of a cherty water-worn boulder from which flakes for flints have been chipped.
2763. (39760). Small round cherty boulders, frequently used in chipping for flints, but in this instance they seem to have been used as hammers.
2764. (39761). Hammer made from a section of a broken rubbing or grinding stone of calcareous rock.
2765. (39762). Maul from broken rubbing stone or grinder, grooved at each end; rhyolite.
2766. (39763). Rudely shaped sinker (or what is called a sinker), rounded at each end and grooved in center; schistose rock.
2767. (39764). Rudely shaped chisel or celt of metamorphic schist.
2768. (39759). Rough chipping stone; agate.
2769. (39760). Three irregular round balls of flint-stone, flaked by hammering.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
2770. (41771). Fragments of pottery from the old and new court, exhibiting Spanish glaze.
2771. (41772). Pottery fragments, decorated in colors. Old and new court.
2772. (41773). Ancient fragments, glazed.
2773. (41774). Fragments of pottery from the old court, showing glaze with white ground.
2774. (41775). Miscellaneous fragments of pottery from various parts of the ruins.
2775. (41794). Fragments of pottery, showing white coating, from new court.
2776. (41796). Pottery fragments, showing Spanish glaze inside; new court.
2777. (41797). Fragments with edges chipped.
2778. (41798). Rim pieces of black pottery were from the old court.
2779. (41799). Fragments of red pottery from new court.
2780. (41800). Fragments of plain pottery from both old and new courts.
2781. (42344). Specimens of adobe mortar from the walls of the Pecos ruins.
2782. (42345). Specimen of same.
2783. (42373). Chimney pots from Casa Blanca, Old Pecos.
2784. (42374). Very large cooking pot in fragments from Casa Blanca, Old Pecos.
ARTICLES OF WOOD.
2785. (41276). Beam of wood from the old court.
COLLECTIONS FROM THE CANON DE CHELLY.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
_WATER VESSELS._
2786-2789. 2786, (40813), Fig. 678; 2787, (40814), Fig. 677; 2788, (40815), Fig. 679; 2789, (40816), Fig. 680. These pieces are white ware, decorated with black. The colors in great part still remain, showing that they are comparatively modern. The lines represent colors and not indentations.
2790. (40796). Fig. 681. Upper part broken; supposed to have been a pitcher, as part of the handle remains. From Cliff House ruins, Canon de Chelly. Red ware. Comparatively modern.
The following articles are ancient ware, from the same place as the preceding:
2791. (40600). Small vase of white ware, probably comparatively modern. The design, though simple, is somewhat peculiar and different from what is usually found on pottery of the present day. See Fig. 683.
2792. (42202). Fig. 682. Similar in form, size, and color to the preceding; the design, as will be seen by reference to the figure, is a common one.
2793. (40812). Pitcher. White ware, with black decorations. See Fig. 690.
2794-2795. 2794, (40819), Fig. 691, and 2795, (40820), Fig. 688. Pitchers, white; ware figured.
2796. (40824). Very small pitcher with handle; of uncolored ware.
2797. (42203). A very pretty pitcher of white ware, with decorations in black, much faded, showing age, although so well and truly formed it is evidently not modern. Fig. 692.
2798. (40601). A round-bottomed pitcher-shaped vessel, white ware with black lines; the colors are much faded, showing age. Fig. 689. The design is evidently of a previous age, and we will be justified, perhaps, in saying that it belongs to the period of transition from the rigid lines and angles to the curves.
2799. (40811). Fig. 687, Small pitcher, _e-musch-ton-ts[-a]n-n[-a]_, originally of white ware; bowl uncolored.
_BOWLS._
2800. (40823). Small bowl, with handle each side, white, with black colors. Fig. 684.
2801. (40825). A small paint-pot shown in Fig. 685.
2802. (40857). Fig. 686. A small pot, apparently blackened by fire, unadorned except with the spine-like projections around the lower half; probably used for a paint-pot.
_COOKING VESSELS._
2803-2806. 2803, (40817), Fig. 693; 2804, (40818), Fig. 696; 2805, (40821), Fig. 695; 2806, (40822), Fig. 694. These are the old corrugated ware, but with the exception of the third they do not show the action of fire, but were probably used for cooking vessels.
COLLECTIONS FROM PICTOGRAPH ROCKS.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
2807. (39873). Fig. 697. A corrugated pot 11 inches high and 10 inches in diameter at the widest point. Evidently coil-made; the different coils slightly overlap each other tile-fashion. On the inside it is smooth and does not show the coils. It has been blackened by the fire, the original color having been a dark slate, the natural color of the clay. It was evidently but slightly burned at first; very ancient.
COLLECTIONS FROM OTHER LOCALITIES.
ARTICLES OF CLAY.
_MISCELLANEOUS._
2808. (39529). Black, polished olla, rather large; from Ponake Pueblo.
2809. (39551). Unadorned moccasin from Pueblo of New Mexico.
2810. (41770). Fragments of pottery, ornamented, colored, and plain, from ruins near Pueblo of Nutria.
2811. (41776). Fragments of plain pottery from Agricultural Camp, six miles east of San Antonio Springs.
The following specimens are from the same locality:
2812-2818. 2812, (41777), painted; 2813, (41778), corrugated; 2814, (41779), ribbed; 2815, (41780), bird's head painted on it; 2816, (41781), painted; 2817, (41782), corrugated; 2818, (41783), ribbed.
2819. (41784). Fragments of pottery from Old Zuni Mesa, three miles southeast of Zuni.
2820-2822. 2820, (41785); 2821, (41786); 2822, (41787), are fragments of the corrugated, ribbed, indented, and decorated ware, from the Zuni Mesa.