Haakkume Dyunni — Painted Pottery of Acoma Pueblo
on exhibit from August 31, 2013 to September 7, 2014
Pueblo of Acoma: Sky City Cultural Museum and Haak’u Museum
approximately one hour from Albuquerque, New Mexico
For more handmade items in Ailsa’s challenge on Where’s My Backpack this week — Travel theme: Handmade — click here.
Amy
Very special handmade items. Beautiful!
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks so much, Amy. It’s fun looking through old pictures to find something for the themes.
Linda Arthur Tejera
Gorgeous! I love that owl! 🙂
Oh, the Places We See
I do, too, Linda! So much detail in all this pottery, but those fine lines are quite remarkable.
Forestwoodfolkart
Yes indeed they are wonderful pieces. Is the owl symbolic of something in particular in Mexican folk art traditions?
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks so much for taking a look and commenting. I don’t exactly know how to answer your question about the owl. I “Googled” Mexican folk art owl and several sites came up, but nothing much on why the owl is part of the folk art. If you find something, let me know.
Forestwoodfolkart
The Chinese believe the owl to be significant of wisdom, so it might be similar? ? Nevertheless it is a quality piece of art
susanissima
Gorgeous work! Thanks for sharing.
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks for taking a look. These lovely pots really appealed to me. The patterns are so similar to quilt patterns and even some patterns I saw in Africa. Really liked them!