In the 1950’s Maria created a series of pieces which were simply stone polished with no design.  As she primarily made the pottery and polished it this was fitting with the other pieces of her career.  This is one of the few wedding vases we have seen of her work.  It is beautifully constructed with a round body and the elongated spouts. It is not just the symmetry of the wedding vase that is so striking on this piece, but the firing.  It has a beautiful gunmetal coloration with a very metallic appearance to the surface of the vase.  The base is indented and it is signed in the clay, “Maria Poveka”.  This is a combination of her Anglo and Tewa names.  Her name, “Poveka” means “Water Lilly”.  The wedding vase is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

To learn more about Maria’s signatures, click here.