. Bulletin. Ethnology. Roberts] SHABIK'ESHCHEE VILLAGE 117 three-eighths to five-eighths of an inch (1 to cm.). The walls of the bowls averaged three-sixteenths of an inch ( mm.) thick, while the bottoms had an average of one-fourth of an inch (6 mm.). The vessels with lateral spouts arc among the most interesting fea- tures in the ceramics of the Late Basket Maker period. (Fig. 31.) Portions of two vessels, including the spouts, were all that could be found at the Chaco village, but the type is well known from other localities where complete specimens were In general it may
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Roberts] SHABIK'ESHCHEE VILLAGE 117 three-eighths to five-eighths of an inch (1 to cm.). The walls of the bowls averaged three-sixteenths of an inch ( mm.) thick, while the bottoms had an average of one-fourth of an inch (6 mm.). The vessels with lateral spouts arc among the most interesting fea- tures in the ceramics of the Late Basket Maker period. (Fig. 31.) Portions of two vessels, including the spouts, were all that could be found at the Chaco village, but the type is well known from other localities where complete specimens were In general it may be said that the bodies of these vessels range from the globular to the oval shape, with slightly flattened upper zones. There is a small circular orifice at the top of the body. The spout projects from the side at about the point of greatest diameter and varies from a slightly downward to a slightly upward angle. None of the vessels was large. The globular portions range from 2V4 to 3% inches ( to cm.) in diameter. The sprouts range from 1*4 to iy2 inches ( to cm.) in length. The wall thickness of the two Chaco fragments averaged one-eighth of an inch (3 mm.). What their use may have been is still a matter of question. Morris sums up the problem as follows: In the earlier description, it was suggested that the object in question might have been a FlG with lateral spout lamp because the tip of the spout was burned and disintegrated. Specimens subsequently exhumed do not confirm this belief; moreover, it is not probable that such vessels were fat-bowled pipes because they are neither caked nor blackened around the openings in the tops. Thus far, there is no evidence to clear up the question of function. Never in any later period does the hollow spout appear in San Juan pottery. Because of its many possible uses, it seems singular indeed that such a device, once originated, should not have been The potters of Shabik'eshchee village made ve
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