Cultural Continuation
The remarkable objects found at Spiro were produced by the ancestors of Caddo, Wichita, Pawnee, Osage, Lakota, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Muscogee, Choctaw, Potawatomi, Quapaw, Cheyenne, Seminole, and countless other Indigenous communities.
The extraordinary assemblage of objects, therefore, provides critical insight into the cosmology and culture of the ancient Mississippian people and their relationship to First American communities today from the American Southeast, Great Plains, Southwest, and possibly Mesoamerica. Many of the same images are seen in historic hide paintings, ledger drawings, tipi and shield covers, as well as 20th century artwork, such as paintings, sculpture, ceramics, basketry and weavings.
three-tier brown-ware compound bottle with incised line designs
CADDO CREATION LEGEND
THE LIGHT WITHIN
PEACEFUL
PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE
CRADLE OF LOVE
LONG-SHOT
Basketry Mat
Double walled lidded basket
Basket/Tray with “Double Duck” pattern
Spiro Cup
Beaded bandolier bag
Friendship Blanket
Wyandot Reemergence
River of Art
Cloak of the Eagle
Everything Belongs
Cosmic Twins
Basket
His Hair Flows Like a River
Minko Regalia
“Village Scene”
“Discovery of New World”
Otter Turban
Panther Clan Regalia
Peyote Rattle
Dragon Fly Pot
Double-walled basket with eye-dazzler pattern
Everlasting Fire Plate
Bird Effigy Bowl
