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Duck effigy bowl
Object Number 34-119-10/100561.1.136
Display Title Duck effigy bowl
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Harrison County, Texas. 34-119. / H. R. Taylor farm. / Duck effigy bowl with burial A-56, at a depth of 35". As is common on effigy vessels of this region, the bowl bears three incised lines encircling it near the rim. / Height 2"; diameter 5 5/16". / Typical effigy type. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
  • Household
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • duck
  • Bowl
  • Effigy
Department Photographic
Date 1900-1934
Culture
  • Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas
Intrasite burial A-56
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.07 x 13.97 cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Prof. James Edwin Pearce

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Typical funerary arrowpoints accompanying burials
34-119-10/100561.1.126 Typical funerary arrowpoints accompanying burials
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Small triangular bowl
34-119-10/100561.1.132 Small triangular bowl
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34-119-10/100561.1.75 Small bottle with unusual incised design (combines variations of the sun symbol)
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Earthenware pipes from various Texan sites
34-119-10/100561.1.231 Earthenware pipes from various Texan sites
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Two huge cooking pots and heat soot on outer surface
34-119-10/100561.1.125 Two huge cooking pots and heat soot on outer surface
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