Pottery
Name/Title
PotteryEntry/Object ID
2018.3.14Description
Property P3: Small Ute Wedding Vase, Object: pottery, Artist/Maker: Baron, Gina Delinda (20th Century, Ute: CO), Title/Model: Wedding Vase, Date/Region: ca. 1980 / Southern Colorado, Medium/Technique: earthenware / coil, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 4.5" H x 3" W x 2.25" D Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, "Gina D. Baron Ute Mtn 51", Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: One spout of the vessel represents the husband and the other the wife. The looped handle represents the unity achieved with marriage. The space created within the loop represents the circle of life. In the traditional ceremony, the couple drink nectar (prepared by the medicine man) from the spouts to represent the blending of their lives in the ancient ritual.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Ute
Native American