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This unique shape is a popular design especially amongst the Navajo and Pueblo tribes for its symbolic design, which represents the unity of the married couple. The dual spouts are the husband and the wife bound in marriage unity, symbolized by the loop handle that creates a circle representing the couple’s life. The vase is then filled with a special nectar that symbolizes their lives bending together. It is believed that if the couple manages to drink together from the vase without spilling a drop of the nectar, they will have a strong relationship.
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Navajo Wedding Vase
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Navajo Wedding Vase
description
This unique shape is a popular design especially amongst the Navajo and Pueblo tribes for its symbolic design, which represents the unity of the married couple. The dual spouts are the husband and the wife bound in marriage unity, symbolized by the loop handle that creates a circle representing the couple’s life. The vase is then filled with a special nectar that symbolizes their lives bending together. It is believed that if the couple manages to drink together from the vase without spilling a drop of the nectar, they will have a strong relationship.
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2018.1.192
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Barack Obama Artifact Collection
Obama Administration Artifacts
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219756151
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2009-01-01
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2009
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