Native American Acoma, Santa Clara and Other Earthenware Vessels
Item Details
An assortment of signed Native American pottery vessels. This group includes a tall urn style vase with a pale lavender to periwinkle color with incised wave designs to the shoulder and near base, signed to the underside ‘Cherokee’ along with an unidentified mark or initial; a squat, two hole opening vase with painted light grey and black and raised white feathers around the shoulder with incised symbols around the circumference, signed to the underside illegibly (Greg ?) and dated 1984; a squat, wide mouth vase with a sand-like finish to the exterior with black and muted yellow designs to the circumference, with the side marked ‘V Jake’ and a feather along with ‘A-29’ incised to the underside; a small pink and white Acoma wedding vase with incised designs to the body and marked to the underside ‘GPR Acoma NM’; a small Santa Clara Pueblo vase in black with a matte design around the shoulder, marked to the underside ‘Biensu (?) Santa Clara Pueblo’.
| Item Type | Wedding Vase, Vases |
| Materials | Earthenware, Stoneware |
| Marks | Maker’s Mark, Impressed by the artist’s hand |
| Period | Late 20th Century |
| Origin | American Southeast, American Southwest |
| Signature | “Cherokee NC” ; “Greg(?) 1984”; “VJake, A-29”; “GPR Acoma NM”; "Santa Clara Pueblo/Beinsu(?) |
Dimensions
- tallest vase measures 5.50" w x 8.00" h.
- smallest vase measures 3.00" w x 3.00" h.
Item #
19CIN112-030
