. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 52.—Humahuaca modeled pottery. Zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms. (One-fifth actual size.) (Courtesy the Museo Argentine de Ciencias Naturales and the Museo Etnografico de la Facultad de Filosoffa y Letras, Buenos Aires.) Decoration consists of various geometrical designs painted in black (fig. 53) and, rarely, black and white, on a red background. A few pots have incised decoration. There are a few pots of superior qual- ity, which probably came from neighboring regions, especially from Perti and from the other parts of Northwestern Argentina. Gourds.—Gourds a
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 52.—Humahuaca modeled pottery. Zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms. (One-fifth actual size.) (Courtesy the Museo Argentine de Ciencias Naturales and the Museo Etnografico de la Facultad de Filosoffa y Letras, Buenos Aires.) Decoration consists of various geometrical designs painted in black (fig. 53) and, rarely, black and white, on a red background. A few pots have incised decoration. There are a few pots of superior qual- ity, which probably came from neighboring regions, especially from Perti and from the other parts of Northwestern Argentina. Gourds.—Gourds are frequently found on the Puna but less often in the Quebrada. Cut in half, these served as jars, plates, and ladles. Some, which had only a small opening, were containers for ground chile,. 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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