Acoma Pueblo Pottery Jar w/ Geometric Motifs & Avanyus
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Description
Native American, Southwestern United States, Acoma Pueblo, ca. mid-20th century CE. A piriform pottery vase exhibiting a flared, vermilion-hued neck and a broad, white-ground body adorned with sweeping linear and geometric motifs in black pigment along with several triangular eyes that perhaps represent the mythological serpentine deity known as Avanyu (also Awanyu) - a revered yet feared creature who brought forth lightning, thunder, and storms. Size: 8.24" Diameter x 10" H (20.9 cm x 25.4 cm)
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Provenance: Private Parker, Colorado, USA collection
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#186521
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: Private Parker, Colorado, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#186521
Condition
Minor nicks and pitting, with a few abraded areas on painted decorations, otherwise intact and very good. Great black and white motifs around body. Unsigned on base.
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Acoma Pueblo Pottery Jar w/ Geometric Motifs & Avanyus
Estimate $600 - $900
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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