Middle Mississippi Valley Group.
Upper Mississippi Valley, or Northwest Group.
Ohio Valley Group.
Iroquoian Group.
Atlantic Algonquin Group.
South Appalachian Group.
Gulf Coast Group.
About the pottery of New England he states:—
“The vessels were mere pots, and the pipes, although sometimes ornamented with incised lines and indentations, are mainly the simple bent trumpet of the more southern areas. The clay is tempered usually with a large percentage of coarse sand, the finish is comparatively rude, and the ornament, though varied, is always elementary. The surfaces have, in many cases, been textured with cord-covered paddles, and over these, or on spaces smoothed down for the purpose, are various crude patterns made with cords, bits of fabric, roulettes, and pointed tools of many varieties. The use of the roulette would seem to link the art of this Abnaki region very closely with that of the middle Atlantic States and portions of the upper Mississippi region.”
