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This deeply carved black pot has been beautifully crafted by well known Santa Clara potter Christina Naranjo. It measures 3\" tall and 4 3/4\" across. It shows the Avanyu and is in good vintage condition.
Avanyu is a horned or plumed serpent that is a significant figure in the culture of the Puebloan Indians of the American Southwest. The Avanyu is a symbol of many things, including Water, Rain, Lighting, Clouds, sustaining life in the desert and the connection between earth and heaven.
Christina Naranjo was the matriarch of a family of renowned potters. Christina’s pottery can be found in museums nationwide and in books such as “7 Families in Pueblo Pottery.”Christina used the Santa Clara traditional methods of hand-coiled pottery, shaped, sanded and stone polished to a high shine, then fired in a open fire, and utilizing manure for the final process for her black pottery. Many of Christina’s pots are deep carved with various patterns but often reflecting the Avanyu designed and carved very deeply around the bowl.
