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Object Number
80-20-10/21325
Display Title
Rim effigies
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragments of pottery, includes: 2 Mississippian Plain, variety Neeley's Ferry paste human head adornos, one is a rattle. 1 Unidentified miniature jar, small pinch pot of untempered clay; 3.5 cm body dia; 4 cm ht. 1 Mississippian Plain, variety Neeley's Ferry strap handle with lug on it. 1 O'Byam Incised rim sherd with scalloped edge; black slip and burnished, rectilinear incising on interior. 18 Mississippian Plain, variety Neeley's Ferry sherds. 1 Mississippian Plain, variety Neeley's Ferry paste bird head adorno, some (very little) red slip. 1 Barton Incised sherd (probably). 1 Mississippian Plain, Neeley's Ferry rim sherd of deep bowl with mammal head adorno (possibly wolf). 1 Fortune Noded rim sherd from a jar with 1 strap handle and punctations on the neck. [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Ceramic effigies and sherds, animal bird and human effigies, scalloped rim sherd
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1350 - 1550
Culture
- Parkin Phase
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arkansas
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Cross County
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<City>
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Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
Intrasite
No information
Additional Geographic Terms
Saint Francis River, West side of
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 5.9 x 5.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
33
Label on object
21.325
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(01/01/1880)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(04/01/1880)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80-20-10/21039 | Ceramic rim and body sherds, notched rim, shell temper, mended, 1 pebble |
Sherd
Raw Material |
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 79-4-10/20224 | Ceramic disks with perforations in center |
Disk
|
Stanley Mounds; Parkin Site; Arkansas State # 3CS29
| |
| 80-20-10/21097 | Ceramic bowl, miniature |
Complete Vessel
|
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21053 | Neeley's Ferry Plain bird effigy bowl, simple lug tail, effigy on rim |
Raw Material
Effigy |
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21290 | Potsherds |
Effigy
|
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21177 | Ceramic effigy bowl, bird, tail broken off, uncatalogued sherds inside vessel |
Raw Material
Effigy |
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21132 | Ceramic effigy bowl with handle, bird, shell temper |
Effigy
Raw Material |
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21291 | Fragment of pot with coiled handle |
Effigy
|
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/20976 | Ceramic bowl |
Sherd
|
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21277 | 1 fragment stone point; 13 potsherds |
Sherd
|
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21066 | Ceramic rim and body sherds, scallop rim, mended, |
Sherd
Raw Material |
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
| |
| 80-20-10/21176 | Jar with 4 handles and notched rim |
Sherd
Raw Material |
Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
|