Hands and Bodies, Unsigned Studio Pottery Vessel marketing absent a name but dated

absent a name but dated "1921 or 62" on the cover

I might hang straight on the wall from a couple of strategically placed nails corresponding to the holes on the intended front--though it was made to be played

Plenty of rust and wear but lids fit tight and totally useable still

and shows it--with (fantastic looking I think) old patches at both hips

Hands and Bodies, Unsigned Studio Pottery Vessel marketing absent a name but datedI'm thinking this vessel likely once had a lid, which perhaps also functioned like a small tumbler the tapering of the top and undecorated area on one side seems to suggest that. But I have a feeling it's better this way anyway just a pure field of hands and silhouetted bodies interrupting each other in a sort of endless dance of stop and go (or Mother May I?) The only punctuation are two unpainted hands in low relief 3 4 of the way down either side;