[ Prehistoric/Historic Artifact ] 5.5in Red Mississippian Ladle - Found on the Big Eddy Site in Cross County, Arkansas in the early 1970's by Dave Parker - Size is 5.5in- Mississippian Culture 1200 A. D -1700 A. D. - Ex. Ken Partian, Dover, AR - Whiles ladies are quite common among prehistoric and proto-historic pottery making cultlures in the Southwest, few are found east of the Mississippi River. This example is unbroken and 100% complete. It has a highly polished finish that is painted red.