triangles, etc. The paste used for the Kalanay pottery was of typical blackish gray color while Bagupantao pottery was of red-brown and was much finer than in Kalanay. Though after microscopic inspection, their paste are fundamentally the same. Most of the jars were probably for storage or cooking and some were used as ritual bowls.

There are several interpretations for the relationship of Kalanay and Bagupantao pottery:

:(1) two distinct pottery traditions were brought together within one pottery-making community.
:(2)