"Pottery bought in Mexico. Had a hole at the bottom as well as through the center shaft, thus could not hold water. Something that looks like a musical note is engraved on the bottom side next to something that reads like “KE? MEXICA”."
A: "It’s a jewelry holder made by potter Ken Edwards."
Meese Inc. was a supplier of canvas bacpacks to US military.
Maybe a US Air Force mail satchel?