Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 100 BC–AD 1600 (Middle Woodland to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Woodland and Mississippian Traditions
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Collector
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Shell mound; Deer Island; Biloxi; Harrison County; Mississippi; USA
label: Island Name
content: Deer Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Containers and Vessels
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 7421
label: Barcode
content: 007421.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Containers and Vessels
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Vessel fragment/potsherd with effigy/adorno (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Pottery
label: Techniques
content: Modeled
label: Dimensions
content: 19.1 cm