Pueblo Indian Wedding Vase

On the day of the wedding the vase is filled with holy water and given to the bride.

Pueblo indian wedding vase. Two openings drinking spouts are connected by a single handle. However all indian wedding vases have some features in common. Prior to the wedding the vase is filled with a special liquid. The wedding vase has been part of pueblo life for centuries.

Wedding vases are ceremonial items created for more than just display. 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. Large antique santa clara pottery wedding vase native american indian. The two spouts represent the separate lives of the bride and groom which are united by the bridge at the top.

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. 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. Santa clara pueblo black pottery bear figure paul and dorothy gutierrez. The wedding vase is a treasured and sacred tradition among many native american indian tribes.

Records 1 to 0 of 0. Santa clara pueblo hand coiled seed pot julie gutierrez. Made in the traditional method this wedding vase was formed using the coil and pinch. The groom s parents provide the wedding vase for use in the ceremony.

The two spouts symbolize the two individual lives and the handle symbolizes the union of these two lives in marriage. Indian wedding vases then reflect the various styles and designs characteristic of each pueblo. Santa clara pueblo hand coiled pottery wedding vase vickie martinez. An entire ceremony is centered around the shared use of this gorgeous vessel which preserves the sanctity of marriage.

Hand painted pueblo indian wedding vase 8 nap732 msrp. Ending sep 30 at 5 18pm pdt 4d 19h. Wonderful navajo pottery done by susie charlie and hilda whitegoat. New horsehair pottery by geri vail.

Wedding vases are a lasting and meaningful gift or a unique way to celebrate your own wedding or anniversary. Native american indian pottery from the various tribes of the southwest. 0 native american navajo indian wedding vases. Historic native american hopi pottery pipe with tadpole designs lot 634.

In some cases this liquid is a nectar created by a. Native american indian pueblo pottery. Acoma pottery by diane aragon. The native american wedding vase.