Show peruvian potterie Pot tarie A long slim blua neek neck is a distinguishing feature of much of the peruvian pottery and nearly every vessel is ornamented with a figure of some sort having holes to represent eyes and other openings these afford a passage tor for the air forced out by the liquid when poured into the vesse vessel I 1 by an ingenious contrivance tr the air in escaping produces a sound bound similar to the cry of the creature represented thus a utensil deo decorated orated with two monkeys embracing each other otheir on having water poured into or from it would give a sound like the screeching of those animals one deco decorated ted with a bird would emit birdlike notes while a mountain cat on one jar would mew snakes co coiled ailed around another would hiss him the most curious that we have seen was the figure of an aged wom woman when the jar was in use her sobs became audible and tears trickled down her cheeks chaek s the manufacturers seemed to lave have known all about atmospheric press pressure sure ir dr I le ie e Plon geon had in his own collection a piece that demonstrated this it represented a double headed beaded bird the vessel had to bp be filled through a hole in the bottom and yet in turning it over not a drop would spill but the liquid would readily flow out when tl abe e jar was simply inclined popular cledice monthly |