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Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811, detail

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Description: Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811, detail
TitleHarrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811, detail
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1840
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
LocationOhio History Connection Archives/Library, Columbus
Accession numberPA Box 186C 17
SubjectsTippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811Wood-engraving, AmericanIndians of North America
StatusHard Cider And Log Cabin Almanac," 1840
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Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware and pigment
Dimensions9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/185165
Accession number2005.156
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LocationN/A
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http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8086627
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Object typeJewelry
MaterialsRed jasper
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Creation date1500–700 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
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LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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DimensionsLength 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/611562
Accession number6125.1562
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LocationN/A
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Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
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Creation date1200–1300
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8200741
Accession numberA448691
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Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
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Accession number618/1Ha3
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MaterialsWatercolor and graphite
Dimensions10 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. (26.6 x 40.3 cm)
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http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/54643
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Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–700 BC
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MaterialsHematite
DimensionsLength 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/612658
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Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
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Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440
Accession number1991.479
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Creation date1000–1400
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsLength 8 7/8 in. (22.4 cm) and 8 5/8 in. (22 cm)
LocationCharles L. Adam Family Collection, Missouri
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Aug 31
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MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the American Bottom, c. 1800,...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
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Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsHeight 18 1/4 in. (46.2 cm)
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Accession number1940.1.1
Kneeling ancestor effigy
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Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
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Object typePhotograph
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Apache basket weavers at work in the...
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Description: Treaty signed at Fort Industry (Toledo) in 1805 between the United States and...
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Creator roleOther
Creation date1805
Object typeOther
LocationNational Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberRG11, Indian Treaty no. 45
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Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
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Accession numberN/A
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Creation datec. 1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 in. (10.2 cm)
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Accession number4.203.2
Engraved shell gorget with water spider...
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Creator roleArtist
Creation date1500–1000 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 8 1/4 in. (20.8 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberDN/601CAT1901-39
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsShell-tempered ceramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Vessel in the form of a kneeling female...
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Description: Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills Creek site in St. Francois County, Missouri
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Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Petroglyph panel at the Three Hills...
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Description: Castellated vessel
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 400–900
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions5 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (13.4 x 16.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/1459
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Description: Cache of projectile points
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1000
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsChert
DimensionsLength 1 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.0–6.5 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number1967-86 and 1970-45
Cache of projectile points
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number95-21-10/48675
Gourd-shaped vessel
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View of the Great Circle, a portion of the Newark Earthworks measuring 1,200 feet in diameter
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Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
View of the Great Circle, a portion of...
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Description: View of Moundville, Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties, Alabama
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Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
View of Moundville, Tuscaloosa and Hale...
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Concentric circle earspools
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone and copper
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6125.3979a-b
Concentric circle earspools
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Two rectangular gorgets
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–500 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsQuartz
DimensionsLength 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) and 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6123.1208–09
Two rectangular gorgets
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1928
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationFrom John R. Swanton, "Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico" (Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, 1928), p. 212
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the Ocevpofv Green Corn ground
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1992
Object typePhotograph
View of Cahokia, looking southwest over...
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Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8133343
Accession numberA388051-0
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Drawing of a engraved whelk shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of a engraved whelk shell
Drawing of a engraved whelk shell
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Petroglyph site in Monroe County,...
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Two centrally placed, superimposed basins and floors under Mound 18, Mound City, Ross County, Ohio
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Two centrally placed, superimposed...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell...
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Description: Spatulate Pipe with lizard motif
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8193847
Accession numberA440179
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Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
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Accession numberT/720CAT1891-93-29
Ovoid pipe with broad rim
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Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
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Accession numberAC476
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Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 600–900
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm)
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Accession number18/2785
Pipe
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Aug 31
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Object typePhotograph
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation date400 BC–AD 1
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsLength 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA3800/1
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsKaolin
DimensionsDiameter 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
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Chunkey stone
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsBurlington chert
DimensionsLength 5–5 3/8 in. (12.7–13.5 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number803/676 series
Cache of 32 bifacial blades
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the Midwest and South
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Engraved whelk shell with snake and talons motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number37-1-45
Engraved whelk shell with snake and...
Engraved whelk shell with snake and talons motif
Description: Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsDover flint
DimensionsHeigh 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationTennessee State Museum, Nashville
Accession number82.100.318
Ceremonial mace
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of intertwined horned serpents...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 3000 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRed jasper
DimensionsLength 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number6123.2964
Parakeet effigy bead
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
DimensionsFigure height 12 in. (30.6 cm)
LocationPicture Cave I, Warren County, Missouri
Close-up of Morning Star pictograph...
Close-up of Morning Star pictograph panel, showing white shell maskette ear ornament
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number767/8HA1
Engraved shell gorget with double...
Engraved shell gorget with double dancers
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
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Accession numberN/A
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Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsQuartz
DimensionsDiameter 5 in. (12.7 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
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Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the deployment of ritually significant motifs surrounding a central opening
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Ramey Incised vessel illustrating the...
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Diagram showing the maximum and minimum points of the moon's rising and setting as observed from the Octagon and Observatory Circle at the Newark Eartworks
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Diagram showing the maximum and minimum...
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Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
LocationWashington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis
Accession numberWU3682
Copper repoussé plate depicting a...
Copper repoussé plate depicting a falcon
Description: Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsLimestone
DimensionsHeight 3 7/8 in. (10 cm); diameter 9 in. (23 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=182089
Accession number17/0020
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Description: Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 7 in. (17.8 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number727.68554
Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Engraved shell gorget with single figure
Description: Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member Francis La Flesche (1857–1932)
Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member Francis La Flesche (1857–1932)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member...
Ethnologist and Omaha tribe member Francis La Flesche (1857–1932)
Description: Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession number1932.3.5
Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Engraved bottle with winged serpent
Description: Swallow-shaped gorget
Swallow-shaped gorget
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1500–1600
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number33-54-10/1536
Swallow-shaped gorget
Swallow-shaped gorget
Description: Engraved whelk shell with droopy-eye-surrounds
Engraved whelk shell with droopy-eye-surrounds
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9119
Engraved whelk shell with...
Engraved whelk shell with droopy-eye-surrounds
Description: Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Men gather to perform the Feather Dance
Description: Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsQuartzite
DimensionsDiameter 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Description: Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–700 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsRed jasper
DimensionsLength 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/612596
Accession number6123.2596
Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
Plummet stone engraved with bird motif
Description: A victorious Birdman holding a mace and standing over a supine figure
A victorious Birdman holding a mace and standing over a supine figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
LocationPicture Cave I, Warren County, Missouri
A victorious Birdman holding a mace and...
A victorious Birdman holding a mace and standing over a supine figure
Description: View of the Observatory Circle and Octagon, part of the Newark Earthworks in Licking...
View of the Observatory Circle and Octagon, part of the Newark Earthworks in Licking County, Ohio
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
View of the Observatory Circle and...
View of the Observatory Circle and Octagon, part of the Newark Earthworks in Licking County, Ohio
Description: Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator name (description)After the 1616 engraving by Simon van de Passe
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1616–1617
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 × 25 1/4 in.
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.65.61
Accession numberNPG.65.61
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Description: Map of the central Cahokia area showing the principal mounds, ceremonial plazas, and...
Map of the central Cahokia area showing the principal mounds, ceremonial plazas, and projected palisade
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the central Cahokia area showing...
Map of the central Cahokia area showing the principal mounds, ceremonial plazas, and projected palisade
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting two dancing Birdman figures (?)
Copper repoussé plate depicting two dancing Birdman figures (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8317499
Accession numberA88142-0
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting two dancing Birdman figures (?)
Description: Elongated bird head
Elongated bird head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 200–500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession numberDN/749CAT1901-39
Elongated bird head
Elongated bird head
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8200727
Accession numberA448678-0
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Aerial view of Cahokia
Aerial view of Cahokia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1970
Object typePhotograph
Aerial view of Cahokia
Aerial view of Cahokia
Description: Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Raptor talon effigy
Raptor talon effigy
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of the two so-called Rogan plates
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of the two so-called Rogan plates
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8319020
Accession numberA91113
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of the two so-called Rogan plates
Description: Jar
Jar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number17/4486
Jar
Jar
Description: Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern...
Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma, as reordered by John R. Swanton of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a...
Plan of the Kealedji square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma, as reordered by John R. Swanton of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Description: Beetle effigy
Beetle effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 200–500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCarved antler
DimensionsLength 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number85-51-10/38841
Beetle effigy
Beetle effigy
Description: Pictograph panel of the Black Warrior
Pictograph panel of the Black Warrior
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
DimensionsFigure height 19 3/4 in. (50 cm)
LocationPicture Cave I, Warren County, Missouri
Pictograph panel of the Black Warrior
Pictograph panel of the Black Warrior
Description: Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 4 in. (10.2 cm)
LocationAnthony Patano Collection, Chicago
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Description: Birdstone
Birdstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1500–1000 BC
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
http://collections.peabody.yale.edu/search/Record/YPM-ANT-257753
Accession number257753
Birdstone
Birdstone
Description: Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsShell
DimensionsHeight 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number9025.450
Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Long-Nosed God ear ornament
Description: Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco Blanco
Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco Blanco
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChaco/Anasazi
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date900–1175
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChaco Canyon, New Mexico
Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco...
Unexcavated ruin of Peñasco Blanco
Description: Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 8-pointed star motif
Description: Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationDr. Arthur Cushman Collection, Old Hickory, Tennessee
Accession numberAC882
Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
Kneeling female figurine with tattoos
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession number2/90CAT1869-90-81
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238
Accession number1989.639
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Model of a circular ceremonial center
Description: Engraved whelk shell with paired figures confronting a serpent staff or pole
Engraved whelk shell with paired figures confronting a serpent staff or pole
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9123
Engraved whelk shell with paired figures...
Engraved whelk shell with paired figures confronting a serpent staff or pole
Description: Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9122
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Description: Drawing of two intertwined snake-men from engraved whelk shell
Drawing of two intertwined snake-men from engraved whelk shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of two intertwined snake-men...
Drawing of two intertwined snake-men from engraved whelk shell
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1300
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsConglomerate stone
DimensionsDiameter 4 3/8 in. (11 cm)
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Accession number2/1770CAT1869-90-81
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number508/1Ha3
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Engraved shell gorget with turkey-cocks
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting forked-eye-surrounds and concentric circles
Copper repoussé plate depicting forked-eye-surrounds and concentric circles
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1100–1200
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight approx. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting forked-eye-surrounds and concentric circles
Description: Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing Birdman rising within an arc of annular...
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing Birdman rising within an arc of annular elements surrounded by running arrows
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell...
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell showing Birdman rising within an arc of annular elements surrounded by running arrows
Description: Six-fingered-hand pipe
Six-fingered-hand pipe
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 6 in. (15.2 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8320856
Accession numberA97433-0
Six-fingered-hand pipe
Six-fingered-hand pipe
Description: Four boatstones
Four boatstones
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 6–10 in. (15.2–25.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID:nmnhanthropology_8200726
Accession numberA448677
Four boatstones
Four boatstones
Description: Human profile cutout
Human profile cutout
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSheet mica
Dimensions7 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (18.4 x 13 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number82-35-10/30002.1
Human profile cutout
Human profile cutout
Description: Serpent effigy
Serpent effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSheet mica, river pearl, and pigment
DimensionsWidth 14 in. (35.6 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number82-35-10/29683
Serpent effigy
Serpent effigy
Description: Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the central Mississippi River...
Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Description: Seated male and kneeling female figures
Seated male and kneeling female figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1325–1375
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsHeight 24 in. (61 cm) and 22 in. (55.9 cm)
LocationEtowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta
Seated male and kneeling female figures
Seated male and kneeling female figures
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationWashington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis
Accession numberWU3680
Copper repoussé plate depicting a...
Copper repoussé plate depicting a double-headed falcon
Description: Three ceremonial blades
Three ceremonial blades
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsObsidian
DimensionsHeights 11 in. (27.9 cm); 7 in. (17.8 cm); and 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number31.56808; 31.56777; and 31.56782
Three ceremonial blades
Three ceremonial blades
Description: Engraved whelk shell showing fish being speared
Engraved whelk shell showing fish being speared
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9308
Engraved whelk shell showing fish being...
Engraved whelk shell showing fish being speared
Description: Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif
Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number37-1-20
Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent...
Engraved whelk shell with horned serpent motif
Description: Engraved shell gorget
Engraved shell gorget
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=162136
Accession number15/855
Engraved shell gorget
Engraved shell gorget
Description: Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Drawing of an engraved whelk shell
Description: Engraved shell gorget with two figures engaged in mortal combat
Engraved shell gorget with two figures engaged in mortal combat
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession number566/1HA3
Engraved shell gorget with two figures...
Engraved shell gorget with two figures engaged in mortal combat
Description: Portrait of Saucy Calf
Portrait of Saucy Calf
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Portrait of Saucy Calf
Portrait of Saucy Calf
Description: Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions8 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)
LocationField Museum, Chicago
Accession number146.50664
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Description: Pair of earspools, 6-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 6-pointed star motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleJeweler
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Pair of earspools, 6-pointed star motif
Pair of earspools, 6-pointed star motif
Description: Long-necked globular bottle
Long-necked globular bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1500–1700
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Long-necked globular bottle
Long-necked globular bottle
Description: Vessel
Vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 400–900
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (16.8 x 17.2 cm)
LocationTommy Beutell Collection
Accession numberV455
Vessel
Vessel
Description: Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD 1100–1500
Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD 1100–1500
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD...
Changes in the Etowah site plan from AD 1100–1500
Description: Engraved whelk shell depicting intertwined, two-headed serpents
Engraved whelk shell depicting intertwined, two-headed serpents
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 15 in. (38.1 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number31-1-17
Engraved whelk shell depicting...
Engraved whelk shell depicting intertwined, two-headed serpents
Description: Engraved circular palette; known in archaeological literature as the Willoughby...
Engraved circular palette; known in archaeological literature as the Willoughby Disk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsShale (?)
DimensionsDiameter 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number96-11-10/48122
Engraved circular palette; known in...
Engraved circular palette; known in archaeological literature as the Willoughby Disk
Description: Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 07
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1840
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
LocationOhio History Connection Archives/Library, Columbus
Accession numberPA Box 186C 17
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe,...
Harrison's victory at Tippecanoe, November 7th, 1811
Description: Profile of a human head
Profile of a human head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 7 in. (17.8 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Profile of a human head
Profile of a human head
Description: Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=183249
Accession number17/1042
Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Engraved shell gorget with piasa
Description: Engraved whelk shell with warriors' heads motif
Engraved whelk shell with warriors' heads motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 11 in. (28 cm)
LocationUniversity of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville
Accession number37-1-4
Engraved whelk shell with warriors'...
Engraved whelk shell with warriors' heads motif
Description: The Green Corn festival begins
The Green Corn festival begins
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
The Green Corn festival begins
The Green Corn festival begins
Description: Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two...
Drawing of engraved whelk shell with two figures confronting a serpent staff
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.2559
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Description: Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern...
Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1928
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationFrom John R. Swanton, "Indian Tribes of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of the Gulf of Mexico" (Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, 1928), p. 211
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a...
Plan of the Ocevpofv square ground, a traditional Creek ceremonial site in eastern Oklahoma
Description: Chipped stone disk
Chipped stone disk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection
Chipped stone disk
Chipped stone disk
Description: View looking southwest over Monks Mound and the grand ceremonial plaza of Cahokia in...
View looking southwest over Monks Mound and the grand ceremonial plaza of Cahokia in St. Clair County, Illinois
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
View looking southwest over Monks Mound...
View looking southwest over Monks Mound and the grand ceremonial plaza of Cahokia in St. Clair County, Illinois
Description: Frog vessel
Frog vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1300
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 in. (15.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.2631
Frog vessel
Frog vessel
Description: Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell
Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of four winged serpents engraved...
Drawing of four winged serpents engraved on shell
Description: Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the...
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the Elder Son of Sun (right)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1350–1500
Object typePainting
LocationKuaua New Mexico State Park
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified...
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the Elder Son of Sun (right)
Description: Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsHeight 5 in. (12.7 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession number43077
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake...
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Description: Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Long-necked globular bottle with...
Long-necked globular bottle with interlocking scrolls
Description: Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
Dimensions13 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (34 x 18 x 13 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=202381
Accession number18/9121
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Engraved whelk shell depicting Birdman
Description: Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1350–1550
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
LocationNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Accession number2003.11
Human head effigy vessel
Human head effigy vessel
Description: Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Long-necked gadrooned bottle
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm)
LocationWashington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis
Accession numberWU3679
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman
Description: Comparative distribution of large Woodland mounds in the Scioto River valley of Ohio...
Comparative distribution of large Woodland mounds in the Scioto River valley of Ohio showing spatial concentration of Hopewell ceremonialism c. AD 50
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Comparative distribution of large...
Comparative distribution of large Woodland mounds in the Scioto River valley of Ohio showing spatial concentration of Hopewell ceremonialism c. AD 50
Description: Ceremonial blade
Ceremonial blade
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsObsidian
DimensionsHeight 16 in. (40.6 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA283/322C
Ceremonial blade
Ceremonial blade
Description: Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo Indians and Great Britain, signed in...
Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo Indians and Great Britain, signed in 1765
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleOther
Creation date1765
Object typeOther
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberN39369
Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and...
Treaty between Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo Indians and Great Britain, signed in 1765
Description: Spatulate baton
Spatulate baton
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGreenstone
DimensionsLength 23 5/8 in. (60 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberA170832
Spatulate baton
Spatulate baton
Description: Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of greater southeastern United...
Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Description: Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Accession numberB76-1/3RE12
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake...
Engraved shell gorget with rattlesnake design
Description: Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureJalisco
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795
Accession number1989.83
Storyteller figure
Storyteller figure
Description: Map of the Ancient Southwest
Map of the Ancient Southwest
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the Ancient Southwest
Map of the Ancient Southwest
Description: Kneeling male figurine
Kneeling male figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number82-35-10/29687
Kneeling male figurine
Kneeling male figurine
Description: Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of two so-called Rogan plates
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of two so-called Rogan plates
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 in. (27.9 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8319024
Accession numberA91117
Copper repoussé plate depicting...
Copper repoussé plate depicting Birdman; one of two so-called Rogan plates
Description: Wolf skull mask
Wolf skull mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date500 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
DimensionsLength 9 in. (22.9 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA 3816/000001
Wolf skull mask
Wolf skull mask
Description: Pictograph panel of the Giant
Pictograph panel of the Giant
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
DimensionsFigure height 29 1/2 in. (75 cm)
LocationPicture Cave I, Warren County, Missouri
Pictograph panel of the Giant
Pictograph panel of the Giant
Description: Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsAltered diorite
DimensionsHeight 6 1/2 (16.5 cm); diameter 11 3/4 in. ( 30 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=177163
Accession number16/5232
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Bowl with serpent/bird effigy
Description: Scroll ornament
Scroll ornament
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsWidth 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number82-35-10/19898
Scroll ornament
Scroll ornament
Description: Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1100–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
LocationTommy Bryden Collection, Springfield, Illinois
Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–1600
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsStone
DimensionsDiameter 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/61959
Accession number61.959
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationJames and Elaine Kinker Collection, Midwest
Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
Teapot" bottle with interlocking scrolls
Description: Pueblo of Taos (c. 1400–Present), Sangre de Christo Mountains, New Mexico
Pueblo of Taos (c. 1400–Present), Sangre de Christo Mountains, New Mexico
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Pueblo of Taos (c. 1400–Present),...
Pueblo of Taos (c. 1400–Present), Sangre de Christo Mountains, New Mexico
Description: Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif
Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions3 x 7 7/8 in. (7.5 x (20 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number819/849
Underwater Panther effigy vessel with...
Underwater Panther effigy vessel with engraved swirls of the blocked-line motif
Description: Apaches' Attack and Murder of the White Family
Apaches' Attack and Murder of the White Family
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1927
Object typeIllustration
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/14908273
Apaches' Attack and Murder of the White...
Apaches' Attack and Murder of the White Family
Description: Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
Dimensions6 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (17.2 x 32.4 cm)
LocationDr. James F. Cherry Collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Great Serpent/Underwater Panther vessel
Description: Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual figure with a shell necklace and raccoon
Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual figure with a shell necklace and raccoon
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsHeight 12 in. (30.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of the Red River, Idabel, Oklahoma
Accession number91.11.5
Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual...
Engraved whelk shell showing a ritual figure with a shell necklace and raccoon
Description: Polished spud stone
Polished spud stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGraystone
DimensionsHeight 8 in. (20.3 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8008503
Accession numberA116035
Polished spud stone
Polished spud stone
Description: Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in...
Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Rattlesnake Disk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1300–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsDiameter 12 1/2 in. (31.9 cm)
LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Accession numberMI922
Engraved circular palette with...
Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Rattlesnake Disk
Description: Engraved whelk shell with "Tree of Fur and Feathers" motif
Engraved whelk shell with "Tree of Fur and Feathers" motif
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsLength 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession number18/9120
Engraved whelk shell with "Tree of Fur...
Engraved whelk shell with "Tree of Fur and Feathers" motif
Description: In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company provided chauffeured, touring car visits from...
In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company provided chauffeured, touring car visits from its La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe to nearby Pueblo communities
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationHeard Museum, Phoenix
In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company...
In the 1920s the Fred Harvey Company provided chauffeured, touring car visits from its La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe to nearby Pueblo communities
Description: Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Justinian and his retinue, including...
Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian
Description: Shaman wearing the head and hide of a bear, known as the Wray figurine
Shaman wearing the head and hide of a bear, known as the Wray figurine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 1–400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsHeight 6 1/4 in. (16 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA 3874/1
Shaman wearing the head and hide of a...
Shaman wearing the head and hide of a bear, known as the Wray figurine
Description: Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1000–1450
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsQuartzite
DimensionsDiameter 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)
LocationFrank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Disc with ogee motif and scallop design
Description: Puye, with view of Ts'i-Como, "Sacred Mountain of the West
Puye, with view of Ts'i-Como, "Sacred Mountain of the West
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1400–1500
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSanta Clara Pueblo, New Mexico
Puye, with view of Ts'i-Como, "Sacred...
Puye, with view of Ts'i-Como, "Sacred Mountain of the West
Description: Wilmington tablet
Wilmington tablet
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date400 BC–AD 1
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsWidth 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA3490/210
Wilmington tablet
Wilmington tablet
Description: Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
Dimensions20 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 5/8 in. (51 x 14 x 1.5 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=221364
Accession number20/7099
Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Description: Bilobed-arrow headdress
Bilobed-arrow headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1200–1400
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCopper
DimensionsHeight 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Bilobed-arrow headdress
Bilobed-arrow headdress
Description: Engraved circular palette with intertwined plumed serpents; known in archaeological...
Engraved circular palette with intertwined plumed serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Issaquena Disk
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSandstone (?)
DimensionsDiameter 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA14/23
Engraved circular palette with...
Engraved circular palette with intertwined plumed serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Issaquena Disk
Description: Engraved circular palette with hand motif, one of the earliest examples of this...
Engraved circular palette with hand motif, one of the earliest examples of this type
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleArtist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSiltstone (?)
DimensionsDiameter 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
LocationNational Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/anth/?irn=8184587
Accession numberA43126
Engraved circular palette with hand...
Engraved circular palette with hand motif, one of the earliest examples of this type
Description: Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1600
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsQuartzite
DimensionsDiameter 3 in. (7.6 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Missouri
Chunkey stone
Chunkey stone
Description: Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery...
Principal formats of Mimbres pottery designs
Description: Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 10 in. (25.4 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/6118906
Accession number61.18906
Ceremonial mace
Ceremonial mace
Description: Engraved shell gorget with supernatural warrior holding a severed head and mace
Engraved shell gorget with supernatural warrior holding a severed head and mace
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1250–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 3 7/8 in. (9.7 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=162134
Accession number15/853
Engraved shell gorget with supernatural...
Engraved shell gorget with supernatural warrior holding a severed head and mace
Description: The plaza of Taos Pueblo with Taos mountain, New Mexico
The plaza of Taos Pueblo with Taos mountain, New Mexico
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
The plaza of Taos Pueblo with Taos...
The plaza of Taos Pueblo with Taos mountain, New Mexico
Description: Mace petroglyph
Mace petroglyph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
LocationWashington State Park, Washington County, Missouri
Mace petroglyph
Mace petroglyph
Description: Berlin tablet
Berlin tablet
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date400 BC–AD 1
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsSandstone
DimensionsWidth 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
LocationOhio Historical Society, Columbus
Accession numberA340/1
Berlin tablet
Berlin tablet
Description: Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1100–1500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsStone
DimensionsLength 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
LocationTommy Bryden Collection, Springfield, Illinois
Ceremonial celt
Ceremonial celt
Description: Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1920–1922
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Convoluted shamanic themes on bone tubes
Description: Wooden maskette
Wooden maskette
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1200–1350
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsRed cedar
Dimensions4 5/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (11.9 x 9.9 x 5.5 cm)
LocationIllinois State Museum, Springfield
Accession number824/444
Wooden maskette
Wooden maskette
Description: Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1530–1554
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments
LocationMuseo del América, Madrid
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Codex Tudela: Indian costumes
Description: Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 930–970
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af
Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...
Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

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