Southwestern Etched small ceramic Vase Pot Jar - SIGNED Small 2 1/2" high Tan

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Southwestern Etched small ceramic Vase Pot Jar - SIGNED Small  2 1/2" high Tan
2 1/2 inches high x 3 1/4" wide.
The opening at the top is 1  1/4 inches in diameter.
In very good vintage condition, the bottom base has some discoloration - from sitting on a
shelf.  There are natural variations in the clay, from the nature of the clay used.
For your consideration, and for the discriminating investor, this fine ceramic pot-vase- jar appears to
be created by a Southwestern American artist.
There are multiple symbols - Petroglyphs *
that are indicative of the Southwest peoples.
There are certainly a nice variety of symbols on this fine item.  This is signed by the artist, but I have
not been able to identify this wonderful artist's signature.  The images are impressed (etched) or carved into
the ceramics.
The symbols on the ceramic are:
Kokopelli  - Flute Player :
The Kokopelli fertility symbol depicts him hunchbacked, dancing, and playing the flute. In a legend told by Hopi Native Indians, Kokopelli carried unborn children in the sack on his back and distributed them to women.
The symbol of the Kokopelli symbolizes the deity of fertility for both humans and agriculture. This is a very common symbol in Native American culture, and is shown throughout the year, especially during seasonal changes and times of harvest.
symbol for eternity
The Spiral hand:
The spiral was derived from Southwestern peoples American solar hieroglyphics and is known as the symbol for eternity or for the path of our existence on earth. The Healer's Hand was said to have the curative powers of the tribe's Shaman, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the Shaman's Hand.
Spiral Pattern
Is thought to be a symbol among ancestral Southwestern peoples for the sky or the sun, also a symbol of life's journey.
Bighorn sheep:
Some of the Southwest peoples believe the god of fertility is depicted as a Bighorn Sheep.  They also have two deities who control the rotation of the Earth.  The ram symbol meaning is strongly related to the ram horns, which are curled in a spiral. The meaning of ram, in this case, is associated with the circle of life, birth, and rebirth.
Mounted rider hunting bison
One symbol that I had difficulty with was the line with the circle between the rider and the bison. From my research this may symbolize the straight (true) path of life. Since it stands between the hunter and the bison, could symbolize a return to the natural (hunting) way of life.  They circle may depict the continuous nature of the path of life.
*  Petroglyphs & Pictographs:
F
or centuries,
Southwest American
cultures used symbols and images instead of words to send messages and transmit information. These images are called
petroglyphs
and pictographs. ... A pictograph is a painted image or symbol, and a
petroglyph
is an image or symbol carved into rock.
Southwestern Etched small ceramic Vase Pot Jar - SIGNED Small  2 1/2" high Tan  (0.3.8/2/7-21)