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Lot 310:
Box of Damaged Native American Damaged Pottery Shards Found in St. Louis Co. Missouri. 15" x 6" x
Native American pottery shards are fragments of ceramic vesselsthat give insight into the artistry culture and daily life ofIndigenous peoples
These shards are found across the United States and helpresearchers determine age location and cultural origin
The color and texture of the clay can indicate where the potterywas made and how it was fired
Many Native American potters used the coiled rope method whereclay was shaped into coils and smoothed
Others lined woven baskets with clay which left distinctivetextures on the finished pottery
Some shards show painted designs patterns or surface decorationwhich suggests they came from cultures with time for artisticexpression
More utilitarian pottery tends to have little or no decoration
Different tribes had unique pottery styles
For example Hopi pottery often has flat bases while Zuni potterytypically has concave bases
Condition: Authentic
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