Ceremonial Pottery. Indians of Arkansas. Temple Mound Stage--A.D. 1400-1700. [negative 91082]
Item — Box: Manuscript Collections Negatives Box 1, Folder: LOC 963 Negatives, Item: MC 2469 Item 9
Identifier: MC 2469
Scope and Contents
Case Plaque: "Ceremonial Pottery. The Indians who made this pottery lived in Southeastern Arkansas. They were one of many groups of Middle Mississippi Indians who lived from about 1400-1700 A.D. in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, and Arkansas."
"Their pottery probably was not intended for everyday use, but was reserved for burial with the dead and other ceremonial purposes.
Some of the best pottery in Eastern North America was made by these Indians."
Dates
- From the Collection: 1956
Access Information
From the Collection:
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Physical Description
Negative
Creator
- From the Collection: Chicago Natural History Museum (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
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University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu