OLD KEWA SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO INDIAN POT - PAINTED BOWL - 8 3/4\" ACROSS For Sale

This is a wonderful old Santo Domingo bowl. It measures 8 1/4\" across and 3 3/4\" tall. It has a repeating symbol around the outside of the pot. The rim has been painted black and a opening has been left for spirit. There are also 4 dots painted on the inside of the bowl - these are original with the pot and were painted before it was fired. There are also some spots of red that show inside the bowl as well as some light turquoise colored marks around the inside which look to have occured later while the pot was in use. There is overall scuffing to the paint. On the outside of the bowl, there are two dark clouds from the outdoor firing which is normal for these pots are really adds to their beauty. There is also some turquoise blue on the outside of the pot that matches the color of the blue lines inside the pot. Overall, this pot is a great historical piece and a beautiful example of old Santo Domingo pueblo pottery.Kewa, previously known as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo is a traditional pueblo located on the Rio Grande between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Its people have a rich local culture. Residents of the pueblo maintain their traditional religious practices and social structure. The pueblo has a long history of producing, trading, and selling crafts, especially jewelry and pottery. Visitors to the pueblo can still observe the traditional way of life there and attend ceremonial events, such as the internationally famous corn dance held every year on August 4. Making pueblo pottery is a time-consuming effort that includes gathering and preparing the clay, building and shaping the coiled pot, gathering plants to make the colored dyes, constructing yucca brushes, and, often, making a clay slip. While some Pueblo artists fire in kilns, most still fire in the traditional way in an outside fire pit, covering their vessels with large potsherds and dried sheep dung. Pottery is left to bake for many hours, producing a high-fired