Mississippian Large Eel Effigy Pottery Bowl, Firing Clouds

Native American, Mississippian culture. A large and remarkably intact pottery bowl modeled in a subtle eel effigy form, its broad, rounded body and gently undulating rim punctuated by opposing lateral projections that suggest the head and tail, the darkened surface bearing traces of firing clouds that enhance its organic presence, reflecting a sculptural approach to utilitarian ceramics in which aquatic symbolism - particularly the eel, a creature associated with waterways and sustenance - may have held regional significance in the Mississippi River Valley, where this vessel was discovered in New Madrid County, Missouri. Item # 202274

Estimate:$225

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