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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Cup
Type:Container
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware and shell
Place Made:North America
Accession Number:  MH SK K.135
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Red clay pot with slightly chipped lip. Outside has bands of alternating red and brown clay, edged with decorative lines. Shell inlay on middle red band. Circle design on bottom brown band. The bottom of the cup has a red star design.

Tags:
pottery; indigenous people; Native American; containers; vessels

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