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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 386801, member: 2844&quot;]It is beautiful, sassafras. To me this bowl looks Southeastern NA.</p><p><br /></p><p>They may know people who are specialized in Mississippi/Moundbuilder cultures, which is where I can picture this bowl. Whether antique or more recent, I don&#039;t know.</p><p>Maybe our new member [USER=8071]@Kevin Donnelley[/USER] will recognize it, and be able to tell you more.</p><p><br /></p><p>The swirls were used in different parts of the world at one time, including China, as AuDragon observed. To me it is certainly one of the distinct features of Mississippi culture/Native Southeastern US ceramics, like these:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2Fe1%2F13%2Faf%2Fe113afc0832757fc94edf1ba54d8ec50--mound-builders-national-museum.jpg&amp;sp=239a87acb1e743d3afd672c83aad057c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Ff%2Ffa%2FMississippian_Underwater_Panther_ceramic.JPG&amp;sp=fcfdb45c85fe0e1f4728d416bf12fa34" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Contemporary Caddo pottery, based on ancient designs:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.startpage.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.caddopottery.com%2Fimages%2Fhome%2F3.jpg&amp;sp=c6ebf9b6b408ff6b89cfa24119fe5ac6" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.caddopottery.com/images/swaia_donation_2018.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.caddopottery.com/gallery.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.caddopottery.com/gallery.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.caddopottery.com/gallery.php</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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