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Red and brown ceramic sherd with animal effigy, possibly a bird / Unknown

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The animal effigy sherd has a gray/buff clay body with shell temper and has a red slip.

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Title(s): 
Red and brown ceramic sherd with animal effigy, possibly a bird
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
900 - 1550 CE
Period: 
Mississippian
Materials/Techniques: 
clay, slip
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Effigy Sherd
Accession No: 
54.6855
Department: 
Anthropology
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