Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird glass slide with beautiful hand-stitched seams around

with beautiful hand-stitched seams around the edges and down the back

1960s-1970s or so

It is carved on both sides with a vase or urn at center

which is full of clues as to her creation

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

Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird glass slide with beautiful hand-stitched seams aroundI 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