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Stone Polished Red Melon-ribbed Wedding Vase by Helen Shupla - C3792C

Category: Pottery | Posted by Adobe Gallery Team Member | Thu, Jul 7th 2016, 4:11pm

Helen Shupla Pottery - C3792CIf Helen Shupla left her mark, it was due to her masterful creation of jars with melon ribs. She developed a technique of pushing the melon ribs outward from the inside while she was building the jar with coils of clay. She produced jars in all black, all red, and all tan. The entire surface of the vessel was then stone polished.  

 

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