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English: A Mississippian culture Hightower style Birdman themed shell gorget from Mound C at the Etowah Site in Georgia, ca. 1250-1375 CE. This symmetrical composition emphasizes cosmic order and ceremonial balance, in contrast to the more dynamic Craig style. The Birdman motif—linked to the Morning Star and its dual role as both celestial warrior and symbol of renewal—reflects the ideological reach of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex across the Mississippian world.[1][2]The Hightower style’s more abstract, formal rendering may indicate regional adaptations of shared ritual themes grounded in celestial myth. Similar use of pendant-style regalia occurs across Mesoamerica (e.g., jade pectorals in Olmec or Maya contexts) and in other Eastern Woodlands cultures, showing a broad Indigenous tradition of wearable ritual symbolism. |
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| Author | Herb Roe, www.chromesun.com |
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- ↑ F. Kent Reilly III, “People of Earth, People of Sky: Visualizing the Sacred in Native American Art of the Mississippian Period,” in Transforming the Image: The Art of Native America, edited by David S. Brose, Nancy A. Greber, and David Penney (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 2004), 64–81.
- ↑ James A. Brown, “On the Identity of the Birdman within the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex,” in *Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms: Interpretations of Mississippian Iconography*, edited by F. Kent Reilly III and James A. Brown (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006), 56–106.
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