Artist Señor Manuel Mora
Width - 6 inches
Height - 10 inches
Weight - 1 pound 12 ounces
This Pottery comes with a ring for displaying.
Artist Manuel Mora is the potter who has created this spectacular Wedding Vase pottery. He is a member of the famous Mora family from the artist colony of Mata Ortiz in the heart of Chihuahua, Mexico. He has used all natural and native materials, including the red clay harvested from the foothills surrounding the village. Ancient shapes and designs dating back a thousand years ago, to the Paquime people, surround the pottery. A pair of peaceful lizards wrap themselves across the piece. This pottery is all earth tones and hand glazed, just as the people of the Casas Grandes region did 1000 years ago.
The use of these double spout vessels carries over into numerous southwestern cultures. Their ceremonial use in marriage traditions and marriage rites is significant and too involved to describe here, but makes for very interesting reading. Suffice it to say, one spout is for the groom and one spout is for the bride.
Be aware to never fill this with liquid and always carry it from the sides.
A pottery ring for setting this in is included.