Folk Art or Native American Pottery?

[NWpickin]

Hey all.... I recently picked this up at a local thrift store for a whopping $4.99....
Is this a piece of folk art? Ancient Native American Pottery? Cheep tourist knockoff souvenir? Hopefully someone here on TNet has seen something similar...

Details:
Vase/bottle with a woman's face
Geometric pattern on middle section
Made out of clay or ceramic like material.
Measures: 9 3/4" tall x 6" wide
No markings

I was intrigued when I looked at the bottom and saw remnants of QuakeHold museum putty..... Is this anything? I was thinking it could be a Human Effigie bottle? But again no idea.... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[kali_is_my_copilot]

The regularity of the form suggests wheel working, I am by no means an expert but my aunt is a potter and I have picked up a lot over the years. I also feel like most historical examples of this type of jar have been burnished to deepen the color and preserve the finish, and it's strange that the black detail appears to be either a dye or an unfired stain but is not water-fast regardless. I feel like it is most likely the work of a talented hobbyist or outsider/folk artist, it's a beautiful piece either way. Are you sure it's not signed at all on the base? Or inside? If you could get a well lot shot of the inside that might help, and from the pics it's hard to tell how much of the crud on the base is adhesive remnants, it should be safe to use solvent, q-tips and a light touch to remove any.

 

[NWpickin]

The regularity of the form suggests wheel working, I am by no means an expert but my aunt is a potter and I have picked up a lot over the years. I also feel like most historical examples of this type of jar have been burnished to deepen the color and preserve the finish, and it's strange that the black detail appears to be either a dye or an unfired stain but is not water-fast regardless. I feel like it is most likely the work of a talented hobbyist or outsider/folk artist, it's a beautiful piece either way. Are you sure it's not signed at all on the base? Or inside? If you could get a well lot shot of the inside that might help, and from the pics it's hard to tell how much of the crud on the base is adhesive remnants, it should be safe to use solvent, q-tips and a light touch to remove any.

Here's a picture of the inside... Cleaned off the bottom but didn't see a signature... Thanks for your incite.