ABORIGINAL POTTERY

are here figured. The first is a globular vessel, seven
inches in height, and is one of the most perfectly pre-
served examples known. It was found in a cave in
Wyoming Co., Pa., in 1856.     The entire surface is
covered with thong markings, except around the neck,
where are horizontal
lines which may have
been made with a flint
or bone implement
(Ill. 5).                      ___
The second ex-
ample is a fine illus-
tration of this type
of vessel. It meas-
tires thirteen inches
from base to lip and
possesses a scalloped
frieze two and a half
to three inches in
depth. This unusual-
ly large specimen was
discovered among
the rocks in Wayne         INDiAN VESSoI.1 PNNLIA.
cOLLECTION WYOMING HISTORICAL AND
County, Pa. The              GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
ornamentation is of
an entirely different character from that of the former.
The spherical body is devoid of any attempt at embel-
lishment, while the surface of the heavy rim is covered
with incised lines and notches (Ill. 6).  A  somewhat
similar pot, in the extensive collection of Mr. James

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