Please Help!!! Pre-Columbian, Native American Pottery or Neither

[Reeves]

Hi I’m new to this form. I’ve had this fish pottery for about 2 years. Never could find any info on it. Hoping someone can shine some light on it. It has the look and feel of be primitive. But honestly I’m not sure

 

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[Old Pueblo]

It looks like it could be old. I have a similar piece from here in AZ, but Im not sure of the age.

 

[Sheperdess]

It sorta looks like a horn of an animal. Are you sure it's pottery?

 

[yakker]

Do you have any info on it at all?? How did you come to have this piece?

 

[Indian Steve]

Looks like some Catawba pottery from NC.

 

[NCPeaches]

It does look old and yes it does look like Catawba pottery from NC

 

[rock]

Im glad someone knew cause I just wasnt sure

 

[Reeves]

I definitely would like to thank everyone who commented on it. Woul anyone possibly know the age of it

 

[joshuaream]

Reeves, that style of flat bottom isn't terribly common on ancient pottery from the Eastern US. It shows up on some styles (cups/mugs/cylinders) more than others, but it isn't nearly as common here as it is in Central American pottery where it would be more common than not. It became a more common feature on later made for trade pieces that were intended to sit on a table or shelf (a hard flat surface), like much of the Catawba pottery, in the 1800s and later.

I really don't know what it is other than to say I don't think it's normal Mississippian pottery from the eastern part of the US.