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copper plates: Mississippian mound builder art
riverrat:
buffalo fish, native to north America
swamp monkey:
Here is that cedar maskette that had copper and paint on it. The green residue is copper the white falcon eye motif is paint. This maskette was found in Fulton County Illinois and is a Mississippian Era artifact from a mound building culture. It was not a full mask in size. It likely was secured to a headdress.
swamp monkey:
Below is an image of copper plates found in Southeast Missouri. The Malden plates are referenced numerous times when it comes to Mississippian icons and copper art. They were found in Dunklin County Missouri near the town of Malden. The other plate is a lesser known plate that was found at a Mississippian site in southern Bollinger County Missouri.
This will be inspiration for future projects this winter. What I have drawn here is a reconstruction of each plate. Most were damaged by the ravages of time and the elements.
riverrat:
from the looks of it it was probley this extinct bird it ranged from newyork state to mexico.
Trapper Rob:
You do beautiful work.
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