. Bulletin. Ethnology. KIDDER-GUERNSEY] ARCHEOLOC7ICAL ESPLOftATTONS TN AEIZONA I35 The vessels of the groups above mentioned are made of a clay that was originally dull gray; normal firing has turned their surfaces to a warm, yellowish flesh color, hard to describe, but when once seen recognizable at a glance. In cross section there is a central streak of the unchanged gray clay, broader or narrower according to the thoroughness of the firing. Pieces of the plain yellow ware (class 4) were made of this clay and fired without modifica- tion; the other three classes were pro- duced by the appli
. Bulletin. Ethnology. KIDDER-GUERNSEY] ARCHEOLOC7ICAL ESPLOftATTONS TN AEIZONA I35 The vessels of the groups above mentioned are made of a clay that was originally dull gray; normal firing has turned their surfaces to a warm, yellowish flesh color, hard to describe, but when once seen recognizable at a glance. In cross section there is a central streak of the unchanged gray clay, broader or narrower according to the thoroughness of the firing. Pieces of the plain yellow ware (class 4) were made of this clay and fired without modifica- tion; the other three classes were pro- duced by the appli- cation of varying slips and pigments; these differences have been used for classification, but there are further differences in the shape of the vessels and in their decora- tion that will be dis- cussed under the class heads. Redware with SHINING paint: This bears an even coat of fine red slip cover- ing the visible sur- faces of the vessels (the interiors of small-mouthed pieces are unslipped); this was worked down, prob- ably with the rubbing stone, to a very smooth, uniform finish which is not exactly polished, yet has a pleasant " slick " feeling to the touch. The most striking feature of the ware, however, is the pigment used in its decoration, a bluish or slaty paint with a distinct sheen or gloss. It is in no sense a glaze, its glossy appearance being due to its susceptibility to mechanical polish. Analyses have not been made, but we suspect that graphite will be found to play some part in its preparation. Vessels of this ware so far observed are: Bowls, small-mouthed pieces with pitcherlike handles, and seed jars. The hoiols are char-. Decorations of redware with shining 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. Washing
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