Figure 8. Pottery Handles and Lugs
(No. 1 and 2. Monette lugs, 3. Riveted strap handle. 4. Riveted lug handle, 5. Applique strap handle, 6. Curved strap, 7. Square strap, 8. Round strap)
| TABLE 3—RELATIVE OCCURRENCE OF POTTERY LUGS | |
|---|---|
| Type | Number |
| Bifurcated | 2 |
| Effigy Tail | 2 |
| Rounded | 7 |
| Monette | 8 |
| Total Number | 19 |
The loop handle was uncommon and quite small. One was made up of two strands or coils of clay loosely twisted to form the loop. The other is a simple loop that rises above the lip. Both attach to and are possibly riveted to the lip. They attach from lip to upper shoulder area.
Two handles are intermediate between loop and strap. One is attached below the lip. The other is attached at the lip and has a node at the top of the handle.
By far the most common appendage form was the strap handle and these were first divided into three sub groups based on profile shape to show attachment to the vessel wall ([Fig. 8];6, 7, and 8). These handle forms, like many of the lug forms, show a high percentage of attachment to the vessel body wall by means of riveting ([Fig. 8];3). They are molded to the rim. Of the total of 51 handles, 49 were strap handles. The handles vary from angular to curved in cross-section ([Fig. 8];6, 7, 8). These are all simple, unmodified strap handles that have the following variations; 4 are parallel sided, 2 expand toward the lip attachment, 1 expands toward the shoulder attachment and four are undetermined in outline. One has an extension of a notched lip decoration across the top of the handle at the lip attachment.
Twenty-eight handles are bifurcated by nodes or an elevation of the sides to form a ridge on the outer edges and sometimes to give the appearance of a groove down the center ([Fig. 9]). Often there are ear-like projections on either side, 20 occurring at the top of the strap, but eight lower down toward midpoint ([Fig. 10]) are less common. All are parallel sided and join at or just below the lip and attach to the shoulder. All seem to be riveted to the shoulders, but molded to the lip. One is angular and has an applique transverse ridge in the center of the handle ([Fig. 10]).
Two strap handles have three fillets below the handle and extending from it; one on each side and one from the center of the handle. One of the two appears to have a small raised node on one side ([Fig. 10]; Row 2, right).
A similar handle has only two fillets extending below it. The handle edges are raised; the fillet appears to extend the raised edges onto the shoulders. The top of the handle is flattened and vertically perforated through the flat portion ([Fig. 10]; Row 2, left).
Another handle, similar in profile to that previously described, does not have the added fillets, but has the flattened top and vertical perforation. The handle is on a rim sherd decorated with a single U-shaped horizontal line along the neck.