Rising 7.5" tall, this Santa Clara Pueblo blackware wedding vase is a study in quiet mastery. Handcrafted by a Native American artist using the traditional blackware technique — where clay is polished and fired in a reduction atmosphere to achieve its deep, lustrous finish — each curve and form carries generations of cultural knowledge.
The wedding vase shape holds deep ceremonial meaning in Pueblo tradition, originally used in marriage rituals to symbolize the joining of two lives. A tiny chip is present and shown in the photos — an honest mark of its age and authenticity as a genuine vintage piece, not a reproduction.
A rare and meaningful find from a living artistic tradition.
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