Human-Shaped Effigy Bottle

1998.19.2143

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Human-Shaped Effigy Bottle   (1998.19.2143)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Late Mississippian, Prehistoric
Date 1300-1500
Culture Native American
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 20.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 8 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 3.5 cm
Weight 428 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Ceramic
Manufacturing Processes Incising, Firing, Throwing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Ancient Art of the American Woodland Indians, by David S. Brose, James A. Brown, and David W. Penny, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985, plate 107, ISBN 0-8109-1827-7.

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Museum of Natural History, UIUC
Reproduction Needs Research

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