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Title: A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuni Culture Growth.
Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83,
Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522

Author: Frank Hamilton Cushing

Release Date: November 28, 2005 [EBook #17170]

Language: English

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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION----BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY.

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A STUDY

of

PUEBLO POTTERY

AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF
ZUNI CULTURE GROWTH.

BY
FRANK HAMILTON CUSHING.

CONTENTS.

Habitations affected by environment 473
Rectangular forms developed from circular 475
Flat and terraced roofs developed from sloping mesa-sites 477
Added stories developed from limitations of cliff-house sites 479
Communal pueblos developed from congregation of cliff-house tribes 480

Pottery affected by environment 482
Anticipated by basketry 483
Suggested by clay-lined basketry 485
Influenced by local minerals 493
Influenced by materials and methods used in burning 495

Evolution of forms 497

Evolution of decoration 506

Decorative symbolism 510

ILLUSTRATIONS.