Pueblo Indian Wedding Vase

Large antique santa clara pottery wedding vase native american indian.

Pueblo indian wedding vase.

Records 1 to 0 of 0. New horsehair pottery by geri vail. An ancient vessel used in pueblo wedding ceremonies wedding vases features a handle that represent the union of a couple. Hand painted pueblo indian wedding vase 8 nap732 msrp.

The wedding vase appears to have developed among the tewa speaking pueblos of new mexico primarily at santa clara pueblo and became very popular and is now made by many tribes throughout the country explains tony chavarria curator of ethnology at museum of indian arts and culture in santa fe new mexico. Ending sep 30 at 5 18pm pdt 4d 19h. On the day of the wedding the vase is filled with holy water and given to the bride. Indian wedding vases then reflect the various styles and designs characteristic of each pueblo.

Santa clara pueblo hand coiled seed pot julie gutierrez. Native american indian pottery from the various tribes of the southwest. The two spouts symbolize the two individual lives and the handle symbolizes the union of these two lives in marriage. Two openings drinking spouts are connected by a single handle.

Made in the traditional method this wedding vase was formed using the coil and pinch. Santa clara pueblo hand coiled pottery wedding vase vickie martinez. However all indian wedding vases have some features in common. The two spouts represent the separate lives of the bride and groom which are united by the bridge at the top.

The native american wedding vase. This is an acoma indian pottery wedding vase made by hand with natural clay and hand painted with a traditional design and colors of the acoma pueblo indians. Wedding vases are a lasting and meaningful gift or a unique way to celebrate your own wedding or anniversary. Prior to the wedding the vase is filled with a special liquid.

These vases are not only symbolic in the ceremony performed just prior to the wedding itself but also in the shape and construction of the vessel. Historic native american hopi pottery pipe with tadpole designs lot 634. An entire ceremony is centered around the shared use of this gorgeous vessel which preserves the sanctity of marriage. The wedding vase is a treasured and sacred tradition among many native american indian tribes.

0 native american navajo indian wedding vases. Acoma pottery by diane aragon. Discover one of the most distinctive and celebrated forms of native american pottery. The wedding vase has been part of pueblo life for centuries.

Santa clara pueblo black pottery bear figure paul and dorothy gutierrez. Wedding vases are ceremonial items created for more than just display. In some cases this liquid is a nectar created by a. Antique cochiti pueblo indian pottery bowl turtle effigy figures twist handle.