Santa Clara Wedding Vase
Item #POT00535
Hand-Coiled and Traditionally Fired Blackware Santa Clara Wedding Vase with a Carved Avanyu Design. The Avanyu, or water serpent, is a powerful symbol in Pueblo and Southwestern art, representing water, rain, and the life-giving forces of nature. Often depicted with flowing curves and horns, it serves as a guardian of water and a reminder of nature’s balance and power.
The wedding vase is a traditional piece of Pueblo pottery symbolizing the union of two lives; each spout represents one partner, and the central handle signifies the bridge that joins them in marriage.
5.75” Width, 10” Height
- Era
- Contemporary
- Tribe
- Santa Clara
- Technique
- Carved
About the artist
Vickie Martinez “Koe-Sawe”, Buffalo Steps, was born into the Pueblo of Santa Clara-Tewa in 1967. Vickie was inspired to continue her ancestors’ long lived tradition of working with clay from her Mother, Barbara Martinez....
See all pieces by Vickie Martinez →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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