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SKU: 130112-08

Historic San Ildefonso Pueblo Wedding Jar

$6,500.00

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ca.  1930

12.5" H x 9.5" D

Hand Coiled Clay Pottery Wedding Jar with Glossy Finish and a Matte Geometric Design and is Unsigned

In Very Good Condition and is an Exceptional Early Example 

The Historic San Ildefonso Pueblo Wedding Jar (also called a wedding vase) is a traditional form of pottery from San Ildefonso Pueblo (Powhogeh Owingeh) in northern New Mexico. It holds deep cultural significance in Pueblo wedding ceremonies.

In the ceremony, the groom's parents (or a medicine man) traditionally prepare the vase. Blessed water is poured into it, and the couple drinks from each spout—first one, then the other—without spilling, which is believed to foretell a harmonious marriage. The vase then becomes a cherished heirloom in the couple's home.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: San Ildefonso

Year Range: 1925 - 1950

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 12.5 in9.5 in

Category: Pottery - Wedding Jars

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