Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird glass slide visible just from the back

visible just from the back and stable now

with the nose holes for stringing the pipe to wear it around one's neck

which is full of clues as to her creation

1960s-1970s or so

Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird glass slide visible just from the backI found a note inside of this vessel which identifies is Mayan pre Columbian from Belize and I know it came from the estate of a pre Columbian pottery collector. Of course I love it for the head of the bird pointing out from the lip, and the way the lip is shaped to evince the bird's whole body. From what I understand, the blackened surface would have been achieved through the application of a mineral rich slip, with the monochrome finish designating