. Bulletin. Ethnology. jeancon] EXCAVATIONS IN THE CHAMA VALLEY 55. Fig. 21.—Decoration on biscuit ware water jar. of the red ware. Again, it might be argued that the simphcity of some of the patterns of the incised ware would give it an earlier place in the chronology. This would not necessarily follow. With the difference in paste and the difficulty of a new method of applying a decoration, it is natural to find pieces that are not so well made, just as we have seen that some of the biscuit ware is better than others. During the author's excava- tions on the Rio Oso, some years ago, he found
. Bulletin. Ethnology. jeancon] EXCAVATIONS IN THE CHAMA VALLEY 55. Fig. 21.—Decoration on biscuit ware water jar. of the red ware. Again, it might be argued that the simphcity of some of the patterns of the incised ware would give it an earlier place in the chronology. This would not necessarily follow. With the difference in paste and the difficulty of a new method of applying a decoration, it is natural to find pieces that are not so well made, just as we have seen that some of the biscuit ware is better than others. During the author's excava- tions on the Rio Oso, some years ago, he found some very elaborate designs in the incised ware. Some of these were wonderfully well exe- cuted and showed a finish that could only be obtained by long practice. On the Rio Oso most of the finer designs were composed of leaves and branches of ferns. At Po-shu they had evidently not attained such a high degree of efficiency and the designs are simpler. At Po-shu the incisions were applied to different sized pots and dishes. Some very handsome small pieces were found, and one water jar was taken out whole and is the finest specimen of incised ware that the author has ever seen. Plate 42, A, is a small bowl. The sharp incurve at the top is typical of the incised ware and does not occur in the small pieces of the biscuit ware. The decora- tion is simple, consisting of trian- gles and oblique lines within the triangles. • The other designs in Figures 23-26 were taken from sherds that were found in the ruin and show some of the variations that were used. The graceful form of Plate 44, B, makes a pleasing appearance and suggests that the piece is a copy of a large water jar with certain modifications. It is broader and not so tall as a water jar, but in the smaller piece these points seem to improve its general appear- 2209°—Bull. 81—23 5. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration a
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