TIL about pottery made by the Mimbres people, part of the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture in the U.S. Southwest. Their pottery can only be described as being made by people with a sense of humor.
More here: https://www.centralcalclay.com/mimbres.html
Also a huge database here: https://core.tdar.org/collection/22070/mimbres-pottery-images-digital-database-with-search
As a former comedian who is super into archaeology, learning this made me very happy.
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I was curious as to why the had holes through them. According to the article the bowls were 'killed' before being placed on the heads of the deceased as a burial rite.
A person probably had their favorite bowl and when they died their relatives punched a hole through it to make it useless and stuck it on their head.
I wish I was a rabbit with a sword
And a six-four Impala
I wish I was like six-foot-nine
So I can get with Leoshi
'Cause she don't know me
But, yo, she's really fine
This is absolutely awsome. The style is so good. I need this at home.
My older brother has been drawing stuff in a similar style his whole life. I sent him links and it blew his mind.