Description:
Mound Builder Culture Hooded Pottery Vessel, Mississippian culture effigy vessel, slipped exterior surface with the head of an unknown creature, used to store grain or possibly liquids, an old label on the bottom states the vessel was found in New Madrid Co. Missouri, in a group of mounds, ht. 7 1/2 in.
Estimate $400-600
Some chip loss to the mouth opening.
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American Indian & Tribal Art
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