Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881Third Ann | Page 3

and 8 at the base. Although made without a wheel,
this vessel is quite symmetrical. The thickness is from one-fourth to
one-half of an inch. The material has been a dark clay paste with
tempering of powdered mica.
63066. A three-legged pot, with spherical body, resembling very
closely in appearance the common iron cooking pot of the whites. The
rim is 6 inches in diameter, and 1 inch high. The body is 9 inches in
diameter. Two handles are attached to the upper part of the body. The
form is symmetrical and the surface highly polished. The polishing
stone has been used with so much skill that the effect of a glaze is well
produced. The materials used were clay and pulverized mica. The color
is dark brown.
63067. A strong, rudely made vessel shaped like a half cask. The walls
are about one-half an inch in thickness. The surface is rough, the
polishing stone having been very carelessly applied.
63068. A flat-bottomed bowl symmetrical in shape but rudely finished.
VEGETAL SUBSTANCES.
63063. Basket sieve said to be used to separate the finer from the

coarser particles of pounded corn. The coarse meal thus obtained is
boiled and allowed to ferment. This is used as food and is called
connawhana. The sieve is made of split cane carefully smoothed; some
of the strips are dyed red and others brown. A simple ornamental
design is worked in these colors. The opening is square, with rounded
corners, the sides measuring 14 inches. The depth is 5 inches. The
bottom is flat and loosely woven.
63072. A bottle-shaped basket, with constricted neck and rectangular
body, used by the Cherokees for carrying fish. Height, 11 inches; width
of mouth, 4 inches; diameter of body, 6 inches. It is made of strips of
white oak or hickory, one-fourth of an inch in thickness.
63073. Basket made of strips of white oak intended for the storage of
seeds and for other household uses. The rim is about 5 inches in
diameter; the body is 8 inches in diameter, the base being rectangular
and flat.
63074. Basket, made of cane, used for storing seed.
63076. Two baskets, made of cane, probably used for household
purposes. They are neatly ornamented with simple designs, produced
by the use of colored strips. The rims are oval in shape, and the bases
rectangular. The larger will hold about half a bushel, the smaller about
a gallon.
63077. Small basket with a handle, made of splints of white oak.
Yellow strips of hickory bark are used to ornament the rim. Other
colors are obtained by using bark of different trees, maple, walnut, etc.
63078. Small cup or dish carved from laurel or cucumber wood. It is
very neatly made. The depth is about 1 inch; the width 5 inches.
63064. Large spoon, carved from laurel or cucumber wood, used by the
Cherokees in handling the connawhana, or fermented meal. The
carving is neatly done. The heart-shaped bowl is 6 inches in length, 4 in
width, and about 2 in depth. The handle is 12 inches long, and is
embellished at the end by a knob and ring. The knob is carved to

represent a turtle's or snake's head.
63065. A smaller spoon similar in shape to the above.
63087. A large, five-pronged fork carved from the wood of the
Magnolia glauca (?). It resembles the iron forks of the whites.
63088. A small, three-pronged fork of the same pattern and material as
the above.
63080. A wooden comb made in imitation of the shell combs used by
white ladies for supporting and ornamenting the back hair. The carving
is said to have been done with a knife. Considerable skill is shown in
the ornamental design at the top. The wood is maple or beech.
63089. A walnut paddle or club, used to beat clothes in washing.
63059. Bow of locust wood, 5 feet long, one-half an inch thick, and 1½
inches wide in the middle, tapering at the ends to 1 inch. The back of
the bow is undressed, the bark simply having been removed. The string,
which resembles ordinary twine, is said to be made of wild hemp. The
arrows are 40 inches in length. The shafts are made of hickory wood
and have conical points. Stone and metal points are not used, as the
country abounds in small game only, and heavy points are considered
unnecessary. In trimming the arrow two feathers of the wild turkey are
used; these are close clipped and fastened with sinew.
63057. Blow-gun used by the Cherokees to kill small game. This
specimen is 7 feet in length, and is made of a large cane, probably the
Arundinaria macrosperma. These guns are made from 5 to 15 feet in
length, the diameter in large specimens reaching 1½