OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck evil eye Looking closely at the wood

Looking closely at the wood one finds a little shimmer of gold paint here or there--super subtle

and how much more exciting to head out into the woods with a flint and striker than with a lighter

which I assume would have been sewn onto a cloth torso

Edited by William Seitz

and all have wooden stems

OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck evil eye Looking closely at the woodI 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