Pre-Columbian Missippian Culture Small Clay Bowl sea creatures Those whiskers

Those whiskers

Framed size: 8" x 5 7/8" x 3/4"

the one at left a wooden post and silver painted metal sign with "Look Out RR Crossing For Cars" carved into it and no base (it will stand on its own on a flat surface)

is to give a sense that one is being confronted by them--as if one were a little carved figure oneself

Pre-Columbian Missippian Culture Small Clay Bowl sea creatures Those whiskersI purchased this small pot yesterday from one of my favorite dealers in NH (and really anywhere) and know it is Mississipian, the Native American civilization that flourished from approximately 800 CE to 1600 CE in areas of what is now the Midwest, East, and Southeast, known for using riverine shell as a tempering agent in making the clay paste for pottery. The Mississippian produced some incredibly effigy vessels in the form of human heads and