Clay effigy dolls

[plumbcrazyest]

Can anyone help me some possible info on this find I made near spring creek in Harris county ,Texas. I found two clay dolls why hunting points. There is also what appears to be a unfair clay pipe of some sort, and two sea shells







Stephen Soetaert

 

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[Tnmountains]

Clearer pictures of the face would help Stephen. I am thinking early american or colonial with the colors especially the green.

 

[plumbcrazyest]

Here are some more pics. They are approximately 6" tall.

Stephen Soetaert

 

[plumbcrazyest]

Stephen Soetaert

 

[NC field hunter]

I have never seen any thing like those in my life. Thanks for the view.

 

[jamey]

they remind me of a group of them holding hands in a circle,spainish i think some are old

 

[Neanderthal]

"Circle of friends" - Mexican.

 

[joshuaream]

Agreed. They make great candle holders.

 

[Tnmountains]

"Circle of friends" - Mexican.

Aieeeeee ! Good one.

 

[scotto]

"Circle of friends" - Mexican.

Way to nail it Matt.

 

[NC field hunter]

So, are we saying not old?

 

[NC field hunter]

So, are we saying not old?

I really meant not stone age or Indian related. Many definitions of old.

 

[bethany82]

effigy dolls

Look up effigy doll found in hardin county in the examiner newspaper. Might be helpful.

 

[ghp95134]

Look up effigy doll found in hardin county in the examiner newspaper. Might be helpful.

Here's the link
Not saying Stephen's are the same type effigy, but:

...Although small in stature, the artifact still holds lots of information. An analysis of the find revealed the effigy doll to be roughly 2,000 years old, and made in the likeness of Texas’ earliest settlers – the Atakapa Indians.

Historical and archeological studies have revealed the Atakapa to have inhabited the Gulf Coast region for at least 2,500 years, with some estimates dating the tribe back as much as 12,000 to 15,000 years. Research performed on the local find by Texas Historical Commission Archeological Steward Charles Bollich revealed the effigy to be more than 1,000 years old, up to roughly 2,000 years old.

--ghp