Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-01

craving ndenting and by the use
Of pigments. Oddly enough, the
credit for the manufacture of this
pottery much of which has been
oXcayated in recent years in Missouri,
Arkansas and adjacent states has
men first came into it, Yet IL is a
else to the people of the tribes which
occupied the region when the white
men first came into II. elt it is a
fact that the earthworks of the
mound builders outside the domain
of the 'earth-hOuSC people do not
contain such exquisite types of the
potter's art and moreover, the Usage,
Quap" -, ChiCkasaw and other tribes
which occupicG the region in question
at the beginning Of the historical
period have given no evidence OF
ever having been possessed of such
skill i'm ceramic manufacture, Par
enthetiyally, it may be stated that
in the extensive variety in design,
finish ana texture of those wares
there should be hint as to the in
dustrial development of the burnt
clay products industry of this region
in the comparatively near future"
Lacks support.
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scum of the University of oklahoma
has been gathered during the past two
years Hampered as the university is
by lack of adequate support, but little
could be spared for the Development
Of this feature during that time and
there will be even less during the next
two years 1t is unpleasant to reflect
that similar institutions in other
states, which are more literally sup
ported are Systematically draining
from Oklahoma much of the ethnO-
logical material upon which this de-
partmcnt Of the home institution
should have first call The addition
of "A small collection of pottery repre-
Scnting the work of the prehistoric
earth-housc people Cpart of which
was eXcaVated by Mr.. ThOburn and
part loaned by public spirited private
collcctors) should serve to stimulate
u larger degree of popular interest in
the work Of this department. These
specimens of pottery, though few in
number, are sufficiently varied in de-
sign and finish to convince even the
most skeptical that II would be well
worth whilo for some institution In
the state to undertake a more ex-
tended anud exhaustive search for
such material. With the remnants
and descendent of more than sixty
different tribes and nations of Indians
included in her population, 1t would
be scarcely less than criminal neglect
if some institution in Oklahoma does
not gather and preserve "A complete
and thoroughly representative mu-
scum collection I'm American ethnol-
ogy. Such a collection when placed
in the custody of an educational insti-
tuition serves valuable purpose In
that ii furnishes a means of practical
illustration as an adjunct TO class
room instruction in anthropOlogy and
related subjects. That this is so, no
more convincing evidence is needed
than the fact that the art department
has already reouisitloned several OF
the recently acquired specimens for
use in its studios.
Professors Thoburn and Perrine
are preparing "A statement OF the re-
suits of the investigations thus far
made and the same will probably be
published in the form Of Il bulletin
by the University OF Oklahoma in the
course of the next few months.