Voluptuous circular forms appear to dominant the spirit of this fine vessel. From the full circular heads of the three birds to the voluminous rounded body, there is a special rhythm of abundant circular shapes. The rounded body slants inward at the shoulder from which emerges a long, wide flaring neck. The shoulder is brimming with applied circular raised pellets. Hollow legs with slits support the vessel. Birds are applied where each slender leg is joined to the full body. Beautiful, full circular heads and abundant beaks outweigh the fluttering wings and gentle, little legs of the birds. The artist seems to have had a keen sense of appreciation for full-bodied forms. The birds may be kingfishers, like those that flash up and down the rushing streams of the upper Atlantic Watershed. The surface of the upper body is a lustrous burnished red while the legs and birds are left matte with traces of white pigment. We can only imagine what this bowl once held and who held and used it in return. We are certain that elaborate vessels with tripod legs were ritual objects, must likely used by a shaman or important leaders of society. The magical rhythm and full, voluptuous forms of this ancient artifact lures us into a once flourishing culture that has startled humanity with its energetic and ingenious art.