Museum of the Red River Serving Bowl

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Item's Choctaw Name: Ampo Chito

Item's English Name: Serving Bowl (Chichachae Combed)

Age: ca.1840

Material: Clay, mixed with fine shell and grog.

Dimensions:

Height = 10.8cm

Interior Rim Diameter: 24.8cm

Rim Thickness = 11.54mm

Origin: The vessel was archaeologically excavated from a refuse pit at site 34MC399. This was an 1830s-1840s Choctaw homestead site in McCurtain County, OK.

Current Owner: Museum of the Red River

Location: Idabel, OK

Notes - Serving vessels such as this, were essentially identical to eating bowls, but much larger in size. They were intended for setting food out at gatherings or for a large family. Sometimes, they were simply passed around and eaten out of by multiple people.

This vessel was recovered in pieces at an archaeological site and restored. Roughly 40% of it is original, including adjoining sections of the base, rim, and sides. The only visible tool marks were left by a burnishing implement. Comb width was roughly 4.95 mm.