OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck house picture New York Stencil Works

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Dimensions: 5" t x 2 1/2" w x 1 1/4" d

but have not been able to decipher the signature or the mark that appears near to base on the side of one of them

And the unpainted wood is a really wonderful warm brown

Late-ish 19th c

OLD Pueblo Black Pottery Vessel with Unusual Pinched Neck house picture New York Stencil WorksI 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