Figures _o_ to _q_, while suggesting bird and feather designs, are still
more or less problematical. In the same category belong the designs
illustrated in figures _r_ to _u_. There is reason to believe that of
these _o-r_ represent feathers, but a definite identification can not yet
be made of figures _s-u_.
[Illustration: FIG. 59.—Feathers.]
Two triangular designs, one above another, are believed to represent
feathers, but are rarely found on ancient Hopi pottery. They appear on
the heads of birds in Acoma, Laguna, and other pottery designs, which are
the nearest modern representatives of ancient Hopi decorations.
A unique feather symbol from Sikyatki is characterized by a cigar-shaped
body outlined at the distal end, which is plain (fig. 59).
[Illustration: FIG. 60.—Curved feathers.]
There often occurs on Sikyatki pottery a combination of feather designs,
generally three, with other symbols. One form of these (fig. 60) has
four curved tail feathers. Other feathers of aberrant shape are shown in
figure 61, _a-e_.