Rim Sherd

Rim sherd of pottery salt pan with impressed design. Fiber; Nettle; or milk weed twist of fiber: Primarily twist "S" doubling twist "Z". "This sherd is one of the most outstanding and valuable examples of combining the interlocking diverted warp technique and plain spaced twining to produce a lacy-like fabric of more open and closer woven textures. The surface of the sherd was impressed primarily with the design area of the fabric (interlocking diverted warp technique), although the exact design can not be determined; the sherd is one of the largest ever excavated in Southeastern US. The interlocking diverted warp technique has only been found in association with Mississippian Culture of the Tennessee-Cumberland region." - Carol K. Rachlin