Collection Highlights
The Spiro people, and their Mississippian peers, are nearly forgotten in the pages of North American history, yet they created one of the most exceptional societies in all of the Americas.
Issaquena Disk
The French Sail up the River in May
Engraved shell pendant
Scalloped-rim vessel
Beaded necklace
The Broiling of Their Fish over the Flame
three-tier brown-ware compound bottle with incised line designs
Engraved shell pendant
Earspool with bird motif
Earspool
Earspool
Jar with incised hands
Forrest Clements
Excavation at south end of main unit
Lear Howell and his wife with looted artifacts from the Spiro and other surrounding sites
“A ‘King Tut’ Tomb in the Arkansas Valley”
Destroyed mounds at Spiro site
WPA workers reconstructing ceramics
Four WPA supervisors
Engraved shell cup
Williams plain jar
WPA Drawing
WPA Drawing of T-shaped pipe
T-shaped pipe
Assorted shell and other artifacts
Craig Mound in the snow
Wooden mask from Spiro
Wooden plate with copper overlay
Incised shell gorget
Spiro ceramic
Engraved shell cup
CADDO CREATION LEGEND
THE LIGHT WITHIN
PEACEFUL
PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE
CRADLE OF LOVE
LONG-SHOT
Haley Complicated Incised jar
Spiro ceramic
Human effigy
The Solemn Consecration of the Skin of a Stag to the Sun
Exercise of the Youths
Ceremonies Performed by the Satourioua before Setting off to War
The Erection of Trophies and the Ceremonies Intended to Celebrate the Defeat of the Enemy
Human head ear ornaments
Other-Than-Human-Person pipe
Engraved shell cup
Human face effigy mask
Effigy pipe of seated male figure
Ceremonial mace
Earthmother effigy pipe
Woodpecker effigy axe
Conquering warrior effigy pipe
How the Floridians construct their fortified towns
Blade
Turtle effigy vessel
Turtle effigy bowl
Warrior effigy pipe
Earspools
T-shaped pipe
The Industry of the Floridians in Storing the Products of the Harvest
Engraved shell cup with human face on the shell of turtles
Textile fragment
Basketry Mat
Double walled lidded basket
Basket/Tray with “Double Duck” pattern
The Recreational Walks of the King and Queen
Other-Than-Human-Person effigy pipe
Monolithic axe
Crown-form mace
Crown-form mace
Monolithic axe
Raptor with human head effigy pipe
Crested bird gorget
At the Beginning of a Campaign Outina Consults His Sorcerer
Cup with incised long bone and skull motifs
Funeral Ceremonies in Honor of King and Queens
How the Floridians Deliberate on Important Matters
Long-handled spatulate celt
Bird effigy earspool
Eight-point star motif earspools
Earspool
Earspool with cross motif
Fragment of engraved shell cup with image of Underwater Panther
Engraved shell of figure with tattoos and earspools
Human face effigy with deer antlers
Engraved shell bead
Human effigy mask
Engraved shell cup with depiction of Birdman
Human head effigy plate
Raptor effigy earspools
Repoussé plaque depicting human head with long-nosed ear ornaments
Long-nosed maskette ear ornaments
Engraved shell cup with long-nosed maskette on floating head
Tribute point
Grouping of Tribute points
Crystal owl and feline boatstone effigy
Crystal effigy boatstone of sphinx moth pupa
Crystal
Crystal points
Assorted point types from Spiro
Engraved shell cup
Mineral Springs knife
Florence chert Kay knife
Florence chert Kay knife
Engraved shell cup
Engraved gorget with two dancing figures surrounding a pole
Engraved shell cup with long-nosed-god maskette on floating head
Engraved shell cup with two supernatural figures with snake extremities dancing above a coiled snake
Craig style
Engraved shell with four winged serpents surrounding a cross-in-circle motif
Craig style
Engraved shell cup with underwater serpents
Rattlesnake Disk
Minko Regalia
COPPER PENDANT WITH BASKETRY FRAGMENTS
Engraved conch shell of falcon warrior
“Discovery of New World”
Animal effigy bottle of Underwater Panther
Otter Turban
Panther Clan Regalia
Engraved gorget with spider and cosmic motif
Peyote Rattle
Pipe Bowl and Stem
Double bowl T-shaped pipe
Kneeling figure effigy pipe
Preparations for a Feast
Double-walled basket with eye-dazzler pattern
Basket
His Hair Flows Like a River
WPA excavation
Spiro Cup
“Village Scene”
Repoussé plate of bird effigy
Friendship Blanket
Everything Belongs
Everlasting Fire Plate
River of Art
Cosmic Twins
Cloak of the Eagle
Wyandot Reemergence
Bird Effigy Bowl
Beaded bandolier bag
