Effigy pottery

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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003001968
- info:lc/authorities/sh2003001968
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2003001968#concept
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- Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Broader Terms
- Effigies
- Indian pottery
Sources
- found: Work cat.: 2003020973: House, J.H. Gifts from the great river, 2003: chapter 1 (effigy pots are pottery vessels that were fashioned, in whole or part, in the shape of a life form; everything from human heads and figures to complete fish, frogs, birds and mythological creatures)
- found: Archaeology Page WWW Site, Sept. 26, 2003 (specially constructed pieces of effigy pottery, often shaped to represent animals and plants)
- found: Thomas, D.H. Exploring ancient native America, 1999: p. 107 (drawings of ceramic Anasazi animal effigies)
- found: Shiloh Civil War Relics Category--Indian Pottery WWW Site, Sept. 25, 2003 (Mississippian Effigy Pottery- effigy pottery from the Mississippian Indians circa 1000 to 1600 A.D.)
Change Notes
- 2003-10-24: new
- 2003-10-24: revised
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