. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. INDIAN POTTERY. 349 in some fragments the latter still retains its original brightness. Only one color, however, was used in the painting of each article. It is evident that the coloring preceded the process of baking, and the surfaces thus coated are smooth and shining, the paint replacing to a certain extent the enamel produced by glazing. - , That the aboriginal potters on the Cahokia creek did not neglect the decorative art in their man
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. INDIAN POTTERY. 349 in some fragments the latter still retains its original brightness. Only one color, however, was used in the painting of each article. It is evident that the coloring preceded the process of baking, and the surfaces thus coated are smooth and shining, the paint replacing to a certain extent the enamel produced by glazing. - , That the aboriginal potters on the Cahokia creek did not neglect the decorative art in their manufactures, is shown by the ornamental lines traced on the surface of their crockery. Tlie simplest form of ornamentation consists in straight lines run- ning around the vessel parallel to the rim ; but they employed also other combi- nations of lines, of which figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 are examples. In some instances ^-. 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. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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