OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck tiny houses A: 4 1/8" l x

A: 4 1/8" l x 3 9/16" t

I think the combo of mauve + black striped hat and creamy white alligatored paint of the face (and underneath of the coat revealed as the wind catches it) is pretty hard to beat

and though not every letter and number is easy to read

) The central post is threaded near the top

OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck tiny houses A: 4 1/8" l xI am certain this piece is Native American, and I believe Southwest pueblo, with the lower half of the black clay body polished to a sheen and showing some minimal decoration. What makes it unusual, and quite special I think, is the folded over and finger pinched thumb pressed neck, which contributes (along with the wear to the exterior and view of the interior) to me thinking this is a very old (pre columbian) piece. What I really love is the