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Anthropological Papers, No. 51: Observations On Some Nineteenth-Century Pottery Vessels From The Upper Missouri, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology, Waldo R. Wedel
Anthropological Papers, No. 51: Observations On Some Nineteenth-Century Pottery Vessels From The Upper Missouri, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology, Waldo R. Wedel
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Published as a bundle of anthropological works sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, paper number 51 is an analysis of 25 pottery specimens from the Upper-Missouri area. These specimens are attributed to the Lewis and Clark expedition, to army personnel, and to other travelers. The origin of the pottery is uncertain, though there are indications that some pieces may have originated from Fort Berthold, Fort Buford, and Fort Stevenson. The paper offers background on pottery making in the Upper-Missouri, noting that the Arikara, Mandan, and Hidatsa tribes made paddle-and-anvil pottery rather than coil pottery. Further background observations …