Native American Jemez Handbuilt Traditional Seed Pot with Butterfly

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Native American Jemez Handbuilt Traditional Seed Pot with Butterfly by Dennis Daubs

This seed pot is beautifully etched with traditional symbols surrounding a butterfly that is protecting the opening. 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 Dennis Daubs from Jemez Pueblo, NM.