Native American Santa Clara Handbuilt Seed Pot

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Native American Santa Clara Handbuilt Seed Pot by Jolene Nelson

This beautiful handbuilt and carved seed pot was created by Santa Clara potter Jolene Nelson. This seed pot is deeply carved with a pueblo encircling the body of the pot. The top is a sun. 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. Classic Santa Clara pottery.