Clay Face Jug?

Certainly interesting. It looks a bit like NW Coast meets Costa Rica.

Maybe @April07 has seen this style before?

 

My thought was how neat that would be hanging under the gutter when it rained spitting out water .

 

thanks for all the replies folks

thanks for all the great information information 2manybooks, I don't know the difference between kiln fired and wood fired

 

lol AJ

 

I agree Firemandk

 

To be more precise, I should have said open fired. Basically, an open bonfire - a base of wood fuel, pots on top, and more wood on top of that. It is a typical system for many types of "ethnographic" pottery. Other fuels such as dung or straw might also be used. In a kiln, there is more separation between the fuel and the pottery, and more control over the firing conditions.

 

thank-you 2manybooks, very informative and helpful

 

I don't see any NW Coast connection, beyond the round mouth. I'd be expecting stylistic details typical of that art, beyond just an open mouth. But if it is studio pottery rather than commercial, who knows what the maker was thinking....at craft shows I've seen pottery that the maker thought was "NW Coast Native inspired" that would not have met most people's standards for that style. Though there are NW Coast native masks with bulging eyes, Tsonokwa typically has "sleepy eyes." Here's a nice one by Chief Tony Hunt:


https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/products/tsonokwa-or-wild-woman-mask