Posted 6 years ago
Heatherfea…
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I'm trying to establish a time period for this vessel....its approximately 20 inches in length and 9 inches in diameter..it was given to me about 20 years ago from a family friend who stated it was a very early vessel...I have seen a lot of larger vessels all with patterns or markings, this has none except for the raw hide straps the cover it... any ideas would be helpful....:)
It's a contemporary pot, made in Mexico, by the Tarahumara of the Copper Canyon region. They are popular souvenir and/or decorator items.
The old Jackalope store in Santa Fe used to carry them. It was probably newly-purchased when you got it. They are handmade, fired traditionally, so they look like they are old, but they are not. The rawhide strips are a main identifying feature of these pots, which come in all sizes.
Too bad this poster didn't return to thank you, CanyonRoad, for your expert opinion on her pot, or to mark her mystery as solved. I hadn't seen a Tarahumara pot until now, have a doll of theirs and I've seen some other souvenir stuff.
Thank you from me as well, CanyonRoad. I have a small one like this i bought in the NYC, always wondered about the origin.