Fig. 19.—Antelope. (Osborn collection.) Diam. 10″.
Antelope.—There are two[38] figures of an animal with branching horns,[39] supposed to be an antelope, an animal formerly common in Mimbres Valley. In one of these ([fig. 19]) the head is held downward as if the animal were feeding; in the other ([fig. 20]) the neck is extended. A pair of markings on the neck are identical with those on pictures of the antelope still painted on modern pottery made by the Zuñi. A band, resembling a checkerboard, is drawn across the body of one; on the other are parallel lines.
Fig. 20.—Antelope. Osborn Ruin. Diam. 10″.
Another figure referred to as an antelope appears to represent a young fawn, since, while it has all the characteristics of this animal, the horns are wanting. This specimen ([fig. 21]) was found at Oldtown. The rectangular shape so often given to the bodies of animals drawn on Mimbres pottery is well shown in this specimen.
Fig. 21.—Fawn. Oldtown Ruin.
Fig. 22.—Rabbit. Oldtown Ruin. Diam. 7½″.