Native American Jemez Handbuilt Traditional Seed Pot

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Native American Jemez Handbuilt Traditional Seed Pot by Marcella Yepa

This seed pot with the curved smooth swirl in 3 colors is a beautiful example of a melon. 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. This piece was handbuilt and fired and polished by Marcella Yepa from Jemez Pueblo, NM.