Click to enlarge	A group of Mississippian and Quapaw ceramics decorated with the human hands motif that represent the four major decorative techniques used by ancient potters; applique, incising, painting and engraving. Collection of Kevin D. Jerome, St. Charles, Missouri
Click to enlarge	A Quapaw appliqued water bottle with two sets of appliqued hands and a highly polished finish from Lee County. Arkansas. Collection of Kevin D. Jerome, St. Charles, Missouri
Click to enlarge	A Mississippian incised plate with 13 incised hands around the rim and a Neely’s Ferry paste finish from Western Tennessee. Collection of Kevin D. Jerome, St. Charles, Missouri
Click to enlarge	A Mississippian polychrome painted water bottle depict ing two sets of human hands with palm circles and good preserva tion of its black paint. It was found at the Miller Site in Poinsett County, Arkansas. Collection of Kevin D. Jerome, St. Charles, Missouri
Click to enlarge	A Mississippian engraved water bottle depicting four human hands with alternating “open” and “closed” palm circles and the neck engraved in a stair-step motif. It was found in Crittenden County, Arkansas. Collection of Kevin D. Jerome, St. Charles, Missouri