Fig. 424.—Head-shaped vase: Arkansas.—⅓.
[Thibault Collection.]
Fig. 424 illustrates a very interesting specimen of the red pottery of Arkansas. It belongs to the collection of Mr. Thibault, of Little Rock, and was obtained from a mound in the vicinity of that city. The body is slightly lenticular and the human face, which is modeled upon one side, interferes but little with the outline. The face is slightly relieved and extends from the neck of the vase to the widest part of the body, and laterally occupies about one-third of the circumference. The middle portion of the face is finished with a light flesh-colored slip, the remainder of the surface of the vessel being painted a bright rich red. Like the preceding example, the countenance is made to give the appearance of death or sleep. Other face-vessels of scarcely less interest are found in the Thibault collection.
HIGH-NECKED BOTTLES.
High-necked, full-bodied bottles form a decided feature in the pottery of this province. Similar vessels are rarely found in other sections of the United States, but occur in Mexico and South America. The forms are nowhere else so pronounced. They suggest the well-known water bottles of eastern countries.
In material, finish, and decorative treatment they do not differ greatly from the vases described in the preceding section.
Form.—Their forms are greatly and often happily varied as will be seen from the series of outlines given in Fig. 425.
Fig. 425.—Scale of forms.
