Native American Pottery Wedding Vase

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Native american pottery wedding vase.

Palms trading company has a selection of native american indian wedding vases created by hopi navajo santa clara and santo domingo pueblo artists in our online collection and more in. The pottery is fired traditionally outside in an open pit and then cleaned and polished so it will be ready to be used during the wedding ceremony. This is a high quality piece of authentic native american navajo pottery. The shapes used to make the wedding vase and the decorative.

On the day of the wedding the vase is filled with holy water and given to the bride. 5 out of 5 stars 116 116 reviews. Sale price 23 10 23 10 33 00 original price 33 00 30 off. 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. Native american wedding vases reflect each tribe s unique artistic techniques and cultural folklore while compositions of local clays influence its colors. Often the carved or painted decoration will have specific meaning to their community chavarria says. Despite this diversity the shape of the wedding vase is universal.

4 3 out of 5 stars 16. Only 5 left in stock order soon. Native american pottery art wedding vases make a truly unique wedding gift for a new couple or an anniversary gift to a couple enjoying their married life. This unique navajo pottery wedding vase is artfully hand etched and painted to decorate the rustic vase the artist carves the design by hand before the firing process then adds.

Native american pottery handmade wedding vase navajo indian horsehair metallic santafemostwanted. A native american wedding vase like the native american santa clara handbuilt and handcarved wedding vase is anything but ordinary. The wedding vase is a treasured and sacred tradition among many native american indian tribes.