Clay artifact with fingerprints? Found in Southern California

[nopeseeya]

Found here in Southern California, One hour away from LA.

While metal detecting on a permission about year ago, I found this "item".
Its one of a kind find for me and i happen to just dig it up while looking for metal.
I have yet to get good enough info on it.

It is a hollowed out like a pipe, and has a hole that was pierced through both sides.
Its possibly "broken" and missing a part. Its def made of clay.

It has multiple fingerprints on one side. They seem to be kind of small, i could be wrong.

It was found about 1/5 mile away from a river known to host NA activity for up to 10k years.

Thanks! I will post more pics if requested. these are the only two i have for now.
One picture has no flash, the other one does, showing the diff. in color.

 

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[CaptEsteban]

That may be part of a clay Native American flute .

 

[Goldiver]

Very cool piece!

Steve

 

[artemis moon]

From the photo on the right, it looks as if the piece has a glaze on it. Does anyone know if native Americans create glazed pottery pieces?

 

[vhs07]

Wind chime part

 

[nopeseeya]

That may be part of a clay Native American flute .

That would be awesome. I feel i may never find the answer, lol.

 

[nopeseeya]

Wind chime part
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Good guess, but i do not think that is it. Its more of a clay object with thicker walls. I would imagine a wind chime having thinner walls and being ceramic not clay so they make noise.

 

[Peter Iredale]

Native american

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Moved to Am. Indian Artifact Forum for opinions...

 

[Jon Stewart]

This might be stretch but it may be a early electrical insulator used in walls in the early days. Especially if you were detecting around an old homestead. I only think of this because of its size, length and the glazing on it.

But then again I have been wrong before so says my wife, lol

 

[CHUDs]

I've got little experience in early NA materials but I am an electrician in CA and have seen many early insulators and isolaters. This is neither of those and to me, appears to be hand made.

 

[unclemac]

ceramic is clay

 

[RGINN]

I don't really know of flutes being made from clay. No purpose for wind chimes either, but hey, it's california so who knows? If it's indigenous, it's probably part of a pipe.

 

[Trooper733]

Its a neat find, whatever it is.

 

[rock]

More modern than old by the glazed ceramic material