Maize Graphite Drawing Instrument by Zen Stone Garden Type_Other Vessels The Mississippi River and the

The Mississippi River and the surrounding area is my inspiration and serves as a resource for materials used in design of my clay forms

Gold-fill ear wires

Archaeologists refer to them as projectile points

Image size: approximately 9

The image size is 12" x 12" on a 16" x 16" paper

Maize Graphite Drawing Instrument by Zen Stone Garden Type_Other Vessels The Mississippi River and theThis graphite drawing instrument was made by Kelly Barker in Newport, Oregon. Maize, also known as corn, is a cereal grain that was domesticated in Mesoamerica and then spread throughout the American continents. It spread to the rest of the world after European contact with the Americas in the late 15th century. The term Maize derives from the Spanish form of the Arawak Indian term for the plant. This two sided graphite sculpture is a work of art as