Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-25
PREHISTORIC POTTERY.
EGYPTIAN, GREEK AND ROMAN DESIGNS


The slcsmic processes u unwrltten |
years. a. well as the apathy with which |
people generally have viewed the relies
VI prehistoric ages have been accoun-
table for the Ignorance which appears
10 prevail In regard 10 the vanished In
habtants Of this sin,e; Tor but little
EFFORT has been hitherto put forth toI
explore the grelt ruins, the aiaasiv,
mounds and shattered temples which
have been known 90 exist In the SOUTH
eastern part Of this state. 70 that
knowledge % the past may be had by
token and symbol In c0rrobIraVln OF
The written word u IL not denied thai
the people " USah are Interested In
prehistoric Affairs. but they have BEEN
TOO busy 90 dclvc in carth's cnverns
save Tor the precious metals or 20 tlli
the sjll for tho product that ma come
aud " j. matter Tor surprise when
one a. brought into the presence " a
notable collection % ralIrs lusi dlacov-
cred within the border ~ the state.
This has been done by the nuied lee
turor, oriental traveller and explorer
stddl Mahommot Ta'cIbcf, u India
who has Just returned from a six
months exploration IN the San Juan
country 10 southern Utah. u II not lnng
ago that this gentleman discovered In
that region the ruins VI a great temple
nn account u which was published In
the News" and non he his brought
back a magnificent collection Of pot
terry eNcavatcd from the ruins 81 that
region. The pottery a ciaase1 ~ fol-
lows; Culinary. domestic. ancestral
and Aacfadotal. Tbs nrst Ia used FOR
cooking. the second Tor eating and
drinking from. the thlri. with their cx.
quisitc Ec1metricai designs. chara ~.
izcd families Just AZ In ancient days the
symbol was of hcraldry; aud the fourth
were used In worship and In the tenn
plgs. The collection IL composed Of
bowls, ollaa. dlppers, pitchers. Tampa.
etc., and many OF the designs are re-.
markable.
Il il an astounding fact that thedc.
signs are not only distinctive OF thu
Indians who made ihtm, btl the de-
figna are Egyptian, Greek uni Roman
~ we'll. one design represents tho
SUMMER soiftlre and che plnlc.c " the
temple. another repr,sefts the lncirnl-
/ ton % the four magnetic elements IN
/ al things. AMI one - the most remark.
able D. a picture ~ The Cfucinxi1n with
| ,hc twu thieves each On crusf, per-
p1tuutlnE one o. the earliest traditions
| " the Navajo Indians long before white
mon ever s1t foot on Their native soil.
| The design a'11 cur.alua a g-p1lnitd
star. inside of ihrec clrc'tfa, ana q
| representation u the day ~ - hours
Lack - space prcvcria further dcacrlp'
ton of this remarkable c1'leutlon. tn
collection N rugs and blankets a -
| prclaiy mo. one splendid rug IN fhs
number owned now BY y. c. N. l. IL
| work % art.
II IL the Intention o. Mr.. seddl Ma.
| h1mmei Ta'clbor 10 give receptions al
1895 Third street this evening and To-
morrow. so shat the collection may b
examined. Mrs. ". NJ Peabody, M
founder OF the New England PEABODY
Ilame Cor Crippled Children. who " ha
ISOLATED with Mr. Ta'clber. IL deslrou
of meeting anyone who u willing Il
help bring about a frcer form % fra
ternaiism between the Indians and thei
white brethren. 4, Il the intention q
substitute a falr AZ which the Indian
may b. offered prizes for the bea
products VI their hands and lands. In
stead " the Questionable methods o
civilization they are al present per
mltted ~ indulge In.