The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
29 SPECIMENS
 ART LEAGUE GIFT

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 A magnificent collection of pot tery and lovely baskets Is the gift which has recently been received by the Alabama Art league.
 Those who are interested in old timey things, and the progress of such arts will be more than enter tained with the display. There are 29 specimens.
 The collection was presented to Birmingham by Uncle Sam-otheT- wise the National Museum or the United States. and obtained through the influence of Hon. o. w. Under wood. essaaANkH
 Need Gallery Now!
 The local officers of the Art league asked for the beautiful things when they attended the American Federation of Arts convention last May, The gift will be permanently preserved as the property of the league. which will arrange for those interested in original research and investigation to have free access to them and their use under proper re- strictions.
 Birmingham will have to have an art gallery now!
 The collection is made up of mu- scum duplicates.
 When you examine the collection, the following are the interesting things that you will see:
 I. Ancient coiled vase showing coils in surface ornamentation. Ancient Pueblo, Arizona, Walter Hough.
 ?. Bowl showing plaster ornaments in surface. Zuni Indians, New Mexi- co. Bu. Amer. Eth.
 3. Cooking pot, natural surface, New Mexico, Blu. Amer. Eth.
 1. Water canteen. rough finished surface with wash color. New MeXi- co, Bu. Amer. Eth.
 ,. Pitcher form, surface finish giv- en by clay containing bits of mica, Pueblo Indians, pr. E. Palmer.
 G. Bowl, natural clay smoked In fire and polished, producing lustrous black surface. Santa Clara, Indians, New Mexico. ]. w. Powell.
 r. Vase. surface washed with clay. polished. band of red color around lip. Zuni Indians, New Mexico Bu. Amer Eth
 s. Natural surface decorated with red wash color in crude patterns. Mchave Indians, Arizona, George A. Allen.
 9. Globular vase, washed with clay. polished and decorated in one color. Zuni Indians. New Mexico, Blu. Amer Eth
 TO- Water vase. decorated in native designs in black and red on a white ground. zuni Indians. New Mexico, Bu. Amer. Eth.
 H. Water vase, decorated in native designs in black and red on a white ground with sacred deer. Zuni In dians, Blu Amer. Eth.
 12. Bowl. decorated in red and black on white ground, bottom with red wash. zuni Indians New Mexico, Blu Amer. Eth.
 ground; decoration of birds in poly chrome. Acoma Indians, New Mexl- co, Blu. Amer. Eth.
 14. Glazed pitcher. (Glaze was un- known to the American Indians) Austria. Blu. Amer. Eth.
 l. Twined carrying basket. Utes, H. T. Carter.
 gum. Suggestive of pottery)> Utes, V. J. Evans.
 3. Wicker basket tray. Hopi In dians. Arizona, James Mooney.
 {. Fine wicker basket. Manila, P. l., V. J. Evans.
 5. Checker basket with wicker ad- dltion. Java, W l.. Abbott.
 6. Diagonal checker in bamboo. East Indies. unknown.
 r. INllleu DdSh6ls 0HOCldWf Ns J. Evans.
 s. Twilled yucca basket. Hopi In- dians. Arizona, James Mooney.
 g. Hexagona1 weaving. hat. Philt- pine, Islands, Mrs. J. c. Courts.
 10. Hexagonal and coil in hat of primitive. Joining of strips of palms, N. Mindanno, Phillipine, Islands, J. M. Harkins.
 Ii. Food cover. combining prinni- tive sewing of strips exterior. braid ing and Mad weave Gin crown) and coarse twilled as foundation. Philli- pine Islands, H. T. Carter.
 IF. Coarse coil of grass. Eskimo, Alaska, H. T. Garter.
 1s. Coarse coil decorated in colors. Hopi Indians. Arizona, V. J. Evans. 14. Coil basket bowl, sewing over rods. Jicarilla Apaches, New Mexico, F. W. Keyser.
 15. Coiled basket bowl with deco rations in black. Pima Indians. Ari- zona, pr. Frank Russell.