[Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) by Carl Lumholtz]@TWC D-Link bookUnknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) CHAPTER IV 44/45
See Plate III., _b_ to _g_, and Plate IV., _f_ Both these groups include variations in the decorative designs, as may be seen in the rest of Plate IV. (3) Brown pottery with black decorations.
See Plate V., _a, b, c_, and _e_. (4) Black ware. Here follows a condensed description of the more important specimens shown in the plates: PLATE I Heights: _a_, 18.5 cm; _b_, 15.2 cm; _c_, 16.2 cm; _d_, 18.8 cm; _e_, 11.3 cm; _f_, 8.5 cm. _a_, particularly graceful in outline and decoration, is a representative type that is often found. _c_, from Colonia Dublan, is made in the shape of a horned toad, the lizard so familiar to anyone who has visited the Southwest of the United States.
The head with its spikes, and the tail as well, are well rendered; the thorny prominences of the body are represented by the indentations around the edge. _d_, the principal decoration here is the plumed serpent with a bird's head. _e_, a vase in the shape of a duck. _f_, a bowl decorated only around the edge and in the interior. PLATE II Height, 16.5 cm. Here is shown what, in regard both to manufacture and to decoration, is the best specimen in the collection.
Its principal ornaments are the plumed serpent and two birds, all clearly seen in the extension of the design above and below the vase.
The lower section is a continuation of the upper one. The birds are represented as in flight.
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