Miniature Native American Pueblo Pottery Canteen, Old key holder with frequent pauses to shake

with frequent pauses to shake his head back and forth as if deeply contemplating whether to continue on his journey forward

and--found in New Hampshire--I think either New England or Pennsylvania

It's in pretty good shape for being more than a hundred years old and having been sent through the mail (I believe the address is G

and gorgeously irregular

excepting a dark red dye used on the eye lids

Miniature Native American Pueblo Pottery Canteen, Old key holder with frequent pauses to shakeI am not at all expert on Native American pottery, but I do believe this little piece is quite old indeed it feels ancient and quite beautiful, with a presence that far outweighs its size. The form is that of a canteen, with the top opening made to hold a plug, and the lug handles on the sides I think made to be strung in order to wear it. Definitely it is Southwest Pueblo, and based on the patterns I think possibly Hopi, but I am not certain on that.