Native American Acoma Handpainted and Tool Marked Seed Pot with Hummingbird

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Native American Acoma Handpainted Seed Pot with Hummingbird by Beverly Garcia

This seed pot was handpainted by by Acoma potter Beverly Garcia and has tool marks all around the top of the pot. This is a classic example of pottery covered in traditional Acoma designs with a hummingbird as the focal point. The hummingbird is a messenger who not only stops time, but also represents beauty and is a sign of summertime. In the fall the women would take the seeds for next Spring and place them in these pots and then stack them. These pots would be placed in the corner of their home, stacked so the bottom of one pot would seal the top of the other. This storage technique would save space and keep the rodents from ruining next years' seed crop.