Description:

Native American, Southeastern United States, Arkansas, Cross County, Mississippian culture, Quapaw people, ca. 700 to 1100 CE. A hand-built pottery pouring vessel with a spherical body, a tapered spout, and a thicker neck with an opening. A small protrusion is pinched into the surface on the side just below the wide mouth and teapot vessels such as this may have been based on gourd shapes or animals with head formed by the node and a tail form from the spout. The Quapaw are descended from Dhegihan-Siouan people originating in the Ohio River valley, migrating southwards to their historical territory - four villages along the Mississippi River in what is now Arkansas. According to legend a dense fog obscured the Mississippi River crossing, and their ancestors fell into the water and were swept downstream where they settled, the Quapaw name, "O-ga-xpa," is translated to "Downstream people." Size: 8" Diameter x 8.25" H (20.3 cm x 21 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request.

Provenance: ex-Saint Clairsville, Ohio, USA collection; ex-private Arkansas, USA collection

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#175287

  • Condition: Repaired from several pieces. Break lines and fissures across surface as shown. Dark firing clouds on surface. Tl hole on base, and second Tl hole inside of spout rim. Heavy earthen and mineral deposits on interior.

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