Mixed-Media Wildlife Pottery Vessel with Antler and Stone Accents

This is a large, hand-thrown ceramic vessel featuring a deep burgundy-brown crystalline or metallic glaze. The body of the jar is decorated with an incised, bas-relief depiction of a moose within a forest scene, exhibiting a rustic, naturalist style. The most striking element is the elaborate mixed-media topper and ornamentation. The lid is crowned with a large deer antler fragment that serves as a mount for a decorative knife featuring a carved bone handle and a knapped mahogany obsidian or flint blade secured with sinew-style wrapping. Below the rim, the vessel is adorned with a 'necklace' of large, polished red jasper or coral stones. Hanging from the side is a complex medicine-bag style tassel composed of a white carved bone feather, a small bone turtle fetish, polished stones, and a secondary smaller knife with a knapped blade. The craftsmanship suggests a contemporary studio potter, likely North American, working in a style that blends traditional stoneware with Indigenous-inspired or 'Old West' decorative motifs. The glaze shows high-quality depth and reflection. The overall condition appears excellent with no visible chips or cracks to the ceramic, and the organic components (antler, bone) appear well-preserved without desiccation. The complex assembly indicates a decorative/artistic function rather than a utilitarian one.