. Bulletin. Ethnology. 236 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ 167 Paste: Always on Embadba Plain; see that pottery type for descriptions of temper, firing, etc. Surface: Color: See Embatiba Plain. Treatment: Exterior—Coil lines left visible and embellished by pinching horizontally between the thumb and forefinger, creating two large and deep impressions separated by a narrow prominent ridge. An alternative was to press downward along the coil edge making a row of impressions but without the prominent ridge (pi. 48, a-h). Interior—Smoothed suflSciently to erase coil lines, but leaving irregul
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 236 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [ 167 Paste: Always on Embadba Plain; see that pottery type for descriptions of temper, firing, etc. Surface: Color: See Embatiba Plain. Treatment: Exterior—Coil lines left visible and embellished by pinching horizontally between the thumb and forefinger, creating two large and deep impressions separated by a narrow prominent ridge. An alternative was to press downward along the coil edge making a row of impressions but without the prominent ridge (pi. 48, a-h). Interior—Smoothed suflSciently to erase coil lines, but leaving irregular- ities and often smoothing tracks. Hardness: 2. Form: Rim: Everted with slight, exteriorly thickened and rounded or pointed lip on the sherds from J-4. Those from J-6 are direct with a rounded lip. Body wall thickness: 4-20 mm.; majority 6-10 mm. Base: Flat, joining the wall at an angle of 40-65 degrees. Vessel shape reconstructed from sherds: 1. Semicylindrical jars or bowls with flat bottom and everted, thickened rim. Rim diameter 16-32 cm. majority 16-18 cm. (fig. 82-1). 2. Jars with rounded body, insloping neck and direct rim with a rounded lip. Mouth diameter 16-18 cm. (fig. 82-2).. I I I J 0 I 2 3 CM Rim Scale. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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