Clay shards (each about 6 cm in size) from vessels of the Hohokam culture, a pre-Columbian Indian culture that existed from 300 - 1,500 AD in the southwest of what is now the USA (Arizona). During excavations, characteristic ceramic finds were discovered (a veritable "cemetery of shards"). The most complex feature of the culture was a sophisticated irrigation system. In the mythology of the native peoples of North America, the turtle represents Mother Earth. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Kultgegenstände   |   Material: Keramik / Porzellan   |   Country of origin: Arizona, United States | Similar pieces