The little pottery objects of Lake Chapala, Mexico (1897)
Starr, Frederick, 1858-1933 · Chicago, The University of Chicago press · leaf 22
g-like projections, two at the very end of the handle and two further down its shaft. The per- foration is situated between the two pairs near the latter. One imperfect specimen shows the end of the handle as a blunt FIG. 50. point, while two pairs of legs are situated along the shaft. In Fig. j/ a… … FIG. 51. In almost all of these specimens the little projecting knobs sug- gest the legs of animals. This idea was probably in the mind of the ancient potter. In Fig. 52 is represented, not a ladle, but a curious figurine; it belongs, however, plainly to the ladle series. It is of coarse, reddish…
Indian pottery -- Mexico · Chapala (Mexico) -- Antiquities
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