Sherd
1.1.2184
from the collection of
Creation Date
1100 – 1500Materials
Dimensions
2 in. W x 2 in. L Item (Overall)
Description
Sherd: Potsherd, tempered clay.From Original Accession Ledger: "Pottery chips from Barton farm, Welch Twp. (14) Card Display #37."
Pottery chip from Bartron Farm, Welch Township. Card display #37. Shell-tempered, trailed line decoration. Mississippian (Oneota), 1100-1600 A.D. Crushed shell mixed with clay, decorated with geometric and curvilinear desings, broad trailed lines made with stick; handles on most pots; round body; smooth surface on body; shoulders and constricted neck. Goes with 1.1.2174-1.1.2187.