Delores Juanico Acoma Olla 2017, #1283

Delores JuanicoAcoma Olla 2017, #1283Description: #1283 Delores Juanico, Acoma Olla 2017, This pots design dates back to 1880. As Acoma water jars do, this design symbolizes life. The typical 4 sided design shows this lady was praying for life. Fertilization. She painted the rainbows hoping the rain gods would bring blessings of crops, her flowers, leaves, clouds (black) in all directions. She’s also recognizing the sun (orange) is needed to produce life. Dimensions: 6 x 61/2 inches, wider @ the hipsCondition: New ExcellentDelores Juanico (1969 - ) is a daughter of Marie S. Juanico who was her mentor. Marie had learned pottery principals from her mother, Delores Sanchez, who lived to the age of 103. Young Delores carries on the tradition from her grandmother and mother of making the finest Acoma pottery. Delores creates miniature Acoma Pueblo pottery and applies designs from published historic pottery. She acknowledges the sources of her inspiration by putting the date of the original