Santa Clara Polychrome Wedding Vessel signed Lela/Van [SOLD]

Teresita Naranjo provided the only written description of the use of wedding vessels in print.  Published in Santa Clara Pottery Today by Betty LeFree, the article describes the engagement ceremony and the use of the wedding vessel at that time.

This Southwest Indian Pottery wedding vessel was executed in the traditional manner of Lela and Van Gutierrez with the design executed in multiple colors of natural materials.  The Avanyu is the main design element on the body of the vessel and it wraps around the entire body.  The fin of the Avanyu is elaborate and full of symbolism.

Condition: very good condition.

Recommended Reading: Santa Clara Pottery Today by Betty LeFree

Provenance: from the collection of a family from Alexandria, Virginia