Rare Prehistoric Native American Mississippian Conch Shell Effigy Pottery Bowl

Date / Period: Early to Middle Mississippian Period. Location: Middle Mississippian Region, Near Mound Bottom in Cheatham County, Tennessee.

Size: 3.75" H x 7.5" W x 4 D. Condition: Very good + condition considering age and use.

Holmes , Pottery of the Mississippi RiverValley (Revised), Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd, 2020, p. Bell Plain Shell Effigy Bowl. (Museum, Plain Shell Effigy Bowl / Southeast, Mississippian). The item "Rare Prehistoric Native American Mississippian Conch Shell Effigy Pottery Bowl" is in sale since Sunday, October 10, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\Pre-1600\Pottery". The seller is "worthingtongal" and is located in Gallatin, Tennessee. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Handmade: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Native American: US
Provenance: Ownership History Available
Origin: Cheatham County, Tennessee
Tribal Affiliation: Mississippian Culture, Middle Tennessee