Shawnee Hand Vases Pair in Light Blue

I discovered this wonderful pair of Shawnee hand-shaped pottery vases carefully wrapped and tucked away in the bottom of a box, a place I speculate they called home for a number of decades. Each hand vase is in excellent condition, with a couple of glaze pops near the base, typical of thick-glaze pottery, but appearing to have been unused, as suggested by the exposed pottery at the underside rim.

Measuring 7" high, each flared trumpet-shaped flower vase is approx. 3-1/4" in diameter at the outer rim. Both marked USA on the underside, as confirmed by Mangus's Shawnee identification guide.