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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-16951, described as black, shallow bowl. concentric ridges around rim. low pedestal rim. 4 bosses on opposite sides of rim. bosses triangular, each with 1 hole. decorative string in 1 set of bosses.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-16943, described as black shallow bowl. rim with deep concentric ridges. 4 bosses on opposite sides of rim. triangular bosses with holes. low pedestal. decorative string in 1 set of bosses.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 5-16941, described as black, shallow bowl. rim 5 deep concentric ridges. 4 bosses on opposite sides of rim, one broken. low pedestal. bosses triangular with 1 hole each. decorative string in 1 set on bosses.

Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 5-6279, described as Jar; wide mouth; dark brown clay; fire cloud on one side; four handles with four snakes in relief between handles with heads over rim; other ornamentation in relief symmetrically repeated between handles; diameter: 27 cm; height: 23 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 5-814, described as water pot

Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 5-16953, described as black pot. 3 triangular bosses (1 hole each) on opposite shoulders. concentric incised rings on shoulder. low ring base. decorative string in 1 set of bosses.

Hearst Museum object titled Pot, accession number 5-813, described as Large ceramic vessel (beer pot); made by women. Flood-silted black clay is shaped by the hands using cattle hoof to shape the inside, and cattle rib to smooth the outside. Not coiled. Made in a cave to prevent cracking. Firing is done in charcoal pits. Native term: osipifile.