A week or two before the wedding, the future husband's parents make the wedding vase. When the vase has been made, the husband, his parents, and all his relatives go to the bride's house. Blessed water is poured into the wedding vase. The bride drinks from one opening of the vase, turns it around clockwise, and gives it to the groom who then drinks from the opposite side of the vase. They both clean each other’s hands with the remaining water. This ceremony unites them in eternal love and a happy, successful, stable marriage. The couple will treasure the vase though out their married life. The wedding vase should always be protected. It should never be broken or destroyed.
The ancient Indian tribes made this Horsehair pottery to honor a favorite horse or to celebrate the birth of a horse. This pottery is very time-consuming and hazardous to create. The pottery is poured, fired for a period of time after which it is removed from the kiln, hair from the mane and the tail of a horse are placed on the pottery. The hair creates the dark lines and the smoke from the burning hair creates the darker grey areas. The pottery is then returned to the kiln where it finishes firing. When the firing is complete, the pottery is removed from the kiln, spray-glazed and etched.
Each piece of pottery comes with a certificate of authenticity. This certifies that the pottery has been handcrafted by a Native American Indian artist and identified by a tribal census number. This horsehair pottery is created by New Mexico resident and Master Navajo Artist Tom Vail and his family.
Photos are examples ONLY. Each piece is handfinished and etching WILL BE DIFFERENT than what is shown.
