Wedding Vase Item Number: 3549/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Light orange wedding vase with two spouts; spouts joined along back edges with a curved handle. Shoulder of vase rounds out into a bulbous body; tapers slightly into a circular base. Identical motifs painted on front and back; done in dark grey and dark red. Designs consist of curved bands with pointed and curled ends. Bands are divided into rectangles and squares; geometric, curved, and linear designs throughout sections of bands. Dark grey tips of outer band extend onto one spout; separate three-pointed band painted on opposite spout, done in dark red and trimmed with dark grey. Artist signature on base.

Narrative

Purchased by the donor from a shop called "Southwest Connection" in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in August 2013.