Pinched Pot from Tick Island, Florida

[Harry Pristis]

Here's a little bit of pottery from a well-known midden site, Tick Island, in Volusia County, Florida.

Anyone here know what such a pot might have been used for?

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[The Grim Reaper]

Very nice looking Pot Harry.

It kind of resembles the pan they give you at the hospital to relieve yourself in.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Very nice looking Pot Harry.

It kind of resembles the pan they give you at the hospital to relieve yourself in.

I think that's NOT what you were supposed to do in that pan, 'SRV'. I'll bet that you were a big favorite of the hospital orderlies!

Every time I look at this little pot I think "blood collection." But, there is no evidence that I know of for such a speculation. Blood is used as food in some cultures, I know. Western Europeans hit on "bleeding" as a cure for various ailments. But, this pot may be just a child's practice piece.

 

[Harry Pristis]

I'm gonna with something designed to catch sap out of a tree- the curvature was to fit up next to the 'trunk' or shaft of the tree/shrub. The shape is just like a variety of turpentine pot from the late 1800's (to catch pine sap out of pine trees). I also saw Indians down in Panama using almost identical pieces as yours to catch sap from some sort of shrub and they used the sap to make some sort of salve or alcoholic beverage or suntan oil or something...

Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Blood . . . pine sap . . . could be! This little pot would fit a sapling about an inch-and-a-half in diameter.

You must be thinking of a Pringle cup for "turpentining." Here's one:

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[*Molly*]

Very nice looking Pot Harry.

It kind of resembles the pan they give you at the hospital to relieve yourself in.

Unusual pot Harry, nice to see something a little different. Thanks for posting it..

Molly..

 

[pickaway]

Cool pottery...

 

[mootsman]

"$%#^&* I shouldn't have grabbed that wet pot by the rim....guess I'll go ahead and fire it anyway."


Whatever the purpose it's very nice.

 

[SoIll]

"$%#^&* I shouldn't have grabbed that wet pot by the rim....guess I'll go ahead and fire it anyway."


Whatever the purpose it's very nice.

That's what I thought. Either that or grandchildren art.