Hopi Pueblo Pottery - Pauline Setalla (b. 1930)



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Hopi Pueblo Pottery - Pauline Setalla (b. 1930) - Hopi Wedding Vase

Pauline Setalla (b. 1930) - Hopi Wedding Vase

circa 1970
6 " x 3.5 "

P91051-0510-024

$120

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This pot is signed on the bottom as "Pauline Setalla" with a bear claw pictorial. It is in very good condition with only minor surface wear. Pauline Setalla, was raised in Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, bear clan. She learned to make traditional pottery by her mother-in-law, Agnes Navasie and her sister-in-law, Eunice "Fawn" Navasie, both well respected potters. Pauline obtain her clay from her own ranch. She hand coils her pots, and the exterior is painted with natural colors that come from native Beeweed and Mustard weed plants. After being polished, she fires the pot outdoors with sheep dung. Pauline signs her pottery showing an adobe house with a ladder and / or a bear claw. The wedding vase is used in many southwestern Native American wedding ceremonies. The vase is given to the bride, who them drinks from one of the spouts. She turns it around and gives it to the groom, who drinks from the other spout. This action unites them as one. Throughout their married life, the vase is treasured by the couple. Should one of them pass away, the other person will give the vase to another couple known with a happily married life. The wedding vase is protected always, as it is never broken or destroyed. In the southwest, wedding vases are frequently given and deeply appreciated. The owner has authorized us to lower the price from $140 to $120.

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