Very interesting pottery. Native American copy?

Hi all,I bought this very interesting looking pot. Doesn’t appear to be very old.The seller stated that it was possibly modelled after Aztec pottery (but she wasn’t sure as the owner of the house has past away)But searching I couldn’t find any similar examples.. I was wondering if it was possibly modelled after Native American pottery? Stands 35cm tall and is about 24cm wide. Thank you for any comments and keep well

 

Modern Mexican souvenir piece

 

Thanks for the reply. I was searching Mexican pottery but I will now look again..

 

That is a strange pot. If it were Mexican, I would expect the clay body itself to be red. But on the bottom you can see that the clay is cream/white in color, and a red slip has been applied over the surface. I don't see evidence of it having been cut off of a wheel, so it was probably hand built, on a flat surface (perhaps a turntable rotated by hand). I don't recognize the colored design as anything traditional (except maybe from Middle Eastern rugs). So it appears to be a pastiche, attempting to look "ethnographic". My best guess is that it is a student project. But I might be wrong.

 

I get a little more of a South American vibe from this, rather than Central American. But I agree that it's not clearly within a specific tradition, at least that I know of.

It's cool looking!

 

Well many thanks for the opinion. and the information provided. At least it is an interesting thing (and it was for little money) So then a once off student/amateur potter creation. All and all I like it..

 

Appreciate the comment. So a ‘own creation’ mixed thing. I agree it’s cool looking.