Pueblo Indian Wedding Vase

The wedding vase has been part of pueblo life for centuries.

Pueblo indian wedding vase.

An entire ceremony is centered around the shared use of this gorgeous vessel which preserves the sanctity of marriage. Two openings drinking spouts are connected by a single handle. Large antique santa clara pottery wedding vase native american indian. Hand painted pueblo indian wedding vase 8 nap732 msrp.

Wonderful navajo pottery done by susie charlie and hilda whitegoat. Native american indian pueblo pottery. Prior to the wedding the vase is filled with a special liquid. The wedding vase is a treasured and sacred tradition among many native american indian tribes.

An ancient vessel used in pueblo wedding ceremonies wedding vases features a handle that represent the union of a couple. Santa clara pueblo hand coiled pottery wedding vase vickie martinez. 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.

Discover one of the most distinctive and celebrated forms of native american pottery. The groom s parents provide the wedding vase for use in the ceremony. 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. Historic native american hopi pottery pipe with tadpole designs lot 634.

Ending sep 30 at 5 18pm pdt 4d 19h. However all indian wedding vases have some features in common. Indian wedding vases then reflect the various styles and designs characteristic of each pueblo. New horsehair pottery by geri vail.

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. 0 native american navajo indian wedding vases. Wedding vases are ceremonial items created for more than just display. Wedding vases are a lasting and meaningful gift or a unique way to celebrate your own wedding or anniversary.

Santa clara pueblo hand coiled seed pot julie gutierrez. The two spouts symbolize the two individual lives and the handle symbolizes the union of these two lives in marriage. Santa clara pueblo black pottery bear figure paul and dorothy gutierrez. Acoma pottery by diane aragon.

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. Records 1 to 0 of 0. In some cases this liquid is a nectar created by a. Made in the traditional method this wedding vase was formed using the coil and pinch.