Mississippian Plain (?) w/ a “priest”-head effigy modeled at 90º up from the rim, directly opposite a short rounded tail-like feature w/ notched edges modeled at 90º down from the rim. Reddish-grey clay with shell (?) temper; flecks of temper visible in paste. No polishing. Body / rim of bowl show darker grey smudge spots from firing process.
Rim effigies were pottery pieces that had stylized heads and tails attached to the body of the bowl. The heads often depicted animals, humans, or some form of mythological beast.
Made/Created
Artist
Artist Unknown
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Label
Location
bottom of bowl
Transcription
Oswalt 171
Language
English
Material/Technique
Ink
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Dimensions: rim diam. = 7 inches, height of bowl = 3 inches; height w/ effigy = 5 inches, wall thickness = 5 mm. NB: the bowl is not perfectly round, is squashed slightly horizontally so that the diameter remains 7 inches in all directions — the non-effigy sides are slightly extended to match the width added to the plain rim of the bowl by the modeled rim-effigy features on the front and back of the bowl
Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Returned to loaner
Date
January 26, 2021
Location
Shelf
Collections Storage
Building
The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center
Date
January 4, 2021
Location
Room
Museum Lobby
Building
The West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center
Date
September 28, 2020
Exhibition
Those Who Came Before: Archaeology and Material Culture of the Ancient People of West Tennessee
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Credit Line
Label
Oswalt Collection on loan from the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa
