Collection: Kinker

Item Number: KCPo0034

Category: Bottle

Region: South Central - Prehistoric

Tribe: Mississippian Culture

Period: 800-1600

Materials: Clay

Description: Engraved "cat monster" bottle showing a mythological creature with forked eyes. A cult symbol.

Dimensions: Height 7.5 inches; Width 7.25 inches

Provenance:

Kent Westbrook Collection

References:

Westbrook, Kent C., Legacy in Clay; Prehistoric Ceramic Art of Arkansas, Rose Publishing Company, Little Rock, 1982, pp30, Fig. 4

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