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1950s Acoma Wedding Vase by Jessie Garcia

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 120.00 USD
1950s Acoma Wedding Vase by Jessie Garcia
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From the Southwestern Americana Collection Scottsdale AZ we have a 1950s Acoma Wedding Vase by Jessie Garcia (ca.1910s-1990s), measures 6''H x 4''W, beautiful black and white geometric designed handle, eye dazzler body, signed on bottom ''Jessie Garcia Acoma New Mexico'', Artist Bio: ''Jessie Garcia, Acoma Pueblo, Sun Clan, active ca 1930s-1990s: traditional polychrome, Anasazi Revival black-on-white and corrugated ollas, jars, bowls, vases, wedding vases, figures, turkeys, owls, Storytellers. Jessie Garcia was the mother of Anita Lowden and Stella Shutiva and the mother-in-law of Sarah Garcia, all three of whom are recognized as outstanding potters. Jessie Garcia was listed as one The Four Matriarchs were Acoma women - Marie Z. Chino, Lucy Lewis, Jessie Garcia and Juana Leno - born around the turn of the 20th century. These women, with their bare hands and the most primitive of tools, revived the ancient style of Acoma pottery. And, in so doing, they gave rise to a style now preserved and nurtured by their descendants - and prized for its design, color and workmanship.''