Historic Acoma Pueblo Candlestick with Traditional Designs [SOLD]
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- Category: Historic
- Origin: Acoma Pueblo, Haak’u
- Medium: clay, pigments
- Size: 8” height x 2 ½” x 2 ½”
- Item # C4803B SOLD
An impressive sized piece, this candlestick holder comes from Acoma Pueblo and features long-established geometric design patterns. The patterns include birds' eyes, zigzags, triangles with stripes, and thick black lines. The slip is an off-white color, typical for Acoma Pueblo.
What's especially interesting about this candlestick holder is that the top contains a pattern and texture that looks strikingly like an orange coping from a territorial designed building, reminiscent of those common in New Mexico. This style became very popular during the revival period of the early 20th century. On the candlestick holder, this territorial pattern then yields to a pure orange neck which houses the candle itself.
The bottom of the candlestick holder is hollow, and it does not look to be signed other than a very faded Acoma on one side.
Condition: good condition with some paint wear throughout
Provenance: this Historic Acoma Pueblo Candlestick with Traditional Designs is from the collection of a client of Adobe Gallery
Recommended Reading: Collections of Southwestern Pottery: Candlesticks to Canteens, Frogs to Figurines by Allan Hayes, et al.
TAGS: Southwest Indian Pottery, Acoma Pueblo, Historic Pottery
- Category: Historic
- Origin: Acoma Pueblo, Haak’u
- Medium: clay, pigments
- Size: 8” height x 2 ½” x 2 ½”
- Item # C4803B SOLD
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