Pueblo Indian Wedding Vase

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Pueblo indian wedding vase.

Large antique santa clara pottery wedding vase native american indian. Santa clara pueblo hand coiled pottery wedding vase vickie martinez. Wedding vases are ceremonial items created for more than just display. 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.

An ancient vessel used in pueblo wedding ceremonies wedding vases features a handle that represent the union of a couple. Indian wedding vases then reflect the various styles and designs characteristic of each pueblo. The two spouts symbolize the two individual lives and the handle symbolizes the union of these two lives in marriage. Acoma pottery by diane aragon.

Records 1 to 0 of 0. Wedding vases are a lasting and meaningful gift or a unique way to celebrate your own wedding or anniversary. Santa clara pueblo black pottery bear figure paul and dorothy gutierrez. Two openings drinking spouts are connected by a single handle.

Santa clara pueblo hand coiled seed pot julie gutierrez. Antique cochiti pueblo indian pottery bowl turtle effigy figures twist handle. Historic native american hopi pottery pipe with tadpole designs lot 634. 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.

The native american wedding vase. The wedding vase is a treasured and sacred tradition among many native american indian tribes. The two spouts represent the separate lives of the bride and groom which are united by the bridge at the top. 0 native american navajo indian wedding vases.

Native american indian pottery from the various tribes of the southwest. The wedding vase has been part of pueblo life for centuries. However all indian wedding vases have some features in common. In some cases this liquid is a nectar created by a.

The groom s parents provide the wedding vase for use in the ceremony. 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. An entire ceremony is centered around the shared use of this gorgeous vessel which preserves the sanctity of marriage. Native american indian pueblo pottery.

Hand painted pueblo indian wedding vase 8 nap732 msrp. On the day of the wedding the vase is filled with holy water and given to the bride. Prior to the wedding the vase is filled with a special liquid. New horsehair pottery by geri vail.