. Bulletin. Ethnology. 624 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [B. A. E. Bull. 143 These cords were used to fasten the loads carried by the llamas, to tie funeral bundles, and to make halters. Ceramics.—Pottery specimens are much more abundant in the Quebrada than on the Puna. They generally are reddish in color, sometimes grayish black, and were made with the coil technique. Two types are: (1) coarse, heavy jars with thick, friable walls; (2) thin- walled, well-polished, beautifully decorated specimens, the finest ex- amples of which are from Humahuaca. Although globular shapes pre- vail, some vessels are
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 624 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS [B. A. E. Bull. 143 These cords were used to fasten the loads carried by the llamas, to tie funeral bundles, and to make halters. Ceramics.—Pottery specimens are much more abundant in the Quebrada than on the Puna. They generally are reddish in color, sometimes grayish black, and were made with the coil technique. Two types are: (1) coarse, heavy jars with thick, friable walls; (2) thin- walled, well-polished, beautifully decorated specimens, the finest ex- amples of which are from Humahuaca. Although globular shapes pre- vail, some vessels are zoomorphic or anthropomorphic (fig. 52).. 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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