Acoma Pueblo Pottery Canteen [SOLD]

Dolores Lewis Garcia is a daughter of Lucy M. Lewis, and was taught the craft of pottery making by her mother. She says her ancient ancestors, the Anasazi, inspire her designs.  We sometimes tend to think that pottery canteens are made to sell to tourists and collectors, however, they are a traditional form dating to a thousand or more years ago.  Canteens of this style were made for the men to take to the fields while working the crops.  It was their only source of drinking water.

This canteen, signed Dolores Lewis Acoma and dated August 1986, has three distinct design sections.  The bulbous top is filled with intricate fine line diamond designs below which are two black framing lines.  The second section is the white band encircling the canteen and contains the twisted clay handles and the orange-rimmed neck.  The third section is the orange underbody separated from the white section by a black framing line.  The artist’s name and date are in this latter section.

Condition: excellent condition

Provenance: from a gentleman in Albuquerque

Recommended Reading: Acoma & Laguna Pottery by Rick Dillingham