Bird Effigy Bowl

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The incision surrounding the eye implies that this bowl may symbolize a female wood duck. The Hampson Museum Collection represents one of the world's most outstanding collections of American Indian artistic expression and serves as a primary source of information about the lives and history of late pre-Columbian peoples who inhabited the Mississippi River Valley. Collections at the museum are a direct result of thorough excavations at the Nodena Site, as well as excavations at other sites in the region by Dr. James K. Hampson, along with contributions from others including the University of Alabama and the University of Arkansas. The Virtual Hampson Museum was developed by CAST in 2010. This museum is a pioneer in making high-resolution data available to the public, and it was featured in a UA Research Frontiers article in April 2010. In 2011, the museum began to receive significant recognition from scholars. Below are a list of articles that reference the Virtual Hampson Museum. To learn more about The Virtual Hampson Museum and explore additional models in their archive, visit this link - http://hampson.cast.uark.edu/about.htm