Rio Napo, Napo Province / Pastaza Province, Ecuador, South America
Accession Date:
6 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1956
Notes:
COLLECTED FROM SITES N-P-1 THROUGH N-P-9, N-P-13 PASTE & SURFACE: NAPO PLAIN (P.58) PASTE: JUNCTIONS DO NOT OVERLAP STRONGLY, EDGES TEND TO BE CONCAVO-CONVEX TEMPER: SANDY GRAINS, WHITE PARTICLES CONTRAST SHARPLY WITH GRAY PASTE, GLOSSY BLACK ONES WITH ORANGE PASTE. OCCASSIONAL LARGE RED HEMATITE INCLUSIONS. PRO. NATURAL COMPONENT OF CLAY SURFACE: COLOR: TYPICALLY LIGHT TAN OR LIGHT ORANGE, INCLUDING BUFF OR CREAM; OCCASSIONALLY BRIGHT ORANGE, REDDISH-ORANGE, GRAY-BROWN, OR DARK GRAY TREATMENT: SMOOTHED SUFFICIENTLY TO PRODUCE A FINE-GRAINED "FLOATED" LAYER. BUT LEAVING SMOOTHING TRACKS, DEFECTS AND IRREGULARITIES. SOME BOWL INTERIORS HAVE POLLISHING STRIATIONS, BUT FINISH IS NEVER SLICK OR LUSTROUS. FORM: APPEAR TO CORRESPOND TO CARINATED & ROUNDED BODIES OF VESSEL. REF: P. 63, SCA-6
