Effigy Ceramic Vesse

These head pots were sculpted in the image of a three dimensional human head and placed into graves as offerings to the dead.

Effigy ceramic vesse.

Vessel with bird effigies in 1916 the museum was given nearly 600 ceramic vessels from the palmetto mound site. The back paws rest on the ground. Various types some with damage. Catalogue description large ceramic effigy vessel in the form of a snarling four footed animal probably a jaguar with a vessel form on its back and a long thick downturned tail.

The most dramatic sculpted clay images made by late mississippian potters are the death s head effigy ceramic vessels. Effigy pots are emblematic of the cultures artistic floresence and ritual life and the vessels in the curtiss collection provide archaeologists with a rich vocabulary for describing and interpreting the iconography of mississippian peoples. The effigy also wears tubular earrings that can be found in the gold and silver gallery of the larco museum. Ceramic and slip paints classification.

8 1 8 6 1 8 8 1 4 in. 1400 n gilcrease museum rd tulsa ok 74127. The ruler is depicted wearing a material turban on which there is a headdress decorated by a two headed bird with feathers on side. Pre columbian and southwestern u s.

Arts of the americas location. New technologies recently allowed scientists to re examine them and discover that most were not locally made indicating extensive trade among native peoples in the southeast. The front paws are raised up with claws extended and underside pads visible including the dewclaws. Dallas museum of art gift of the dozier foundation copyright.

Not on view credit line. 1200 1400 material and technique. 3 owl effigy ceramic vessels. 4 1 2 6 3 4 h.

Thomas gilcrease institute of american history and art. They were made during the late mississippian period sometime between a d. 20 64 15 56 20 96 cm department. Effigy ceramic vessels in our sample were found in this region.

We are not the first researchers to attempt family genus identification of ceramic fish effigies from the study area. The ceramic portrait is also an example of a stirrup spout vessel of a moche ruler.