Medina, Elizabeth – 12″ Tall Jar with Animals, Zia Sun, and Birds

10.75"w x 12"h

$ 1,050.00

This is a classic Zia storage jar by Elizabeth Medina.  She is known for her traditional style of Zia pottery.  Each piece is coil built, painted with native clays, and native fired.  The jar has  Zia birds on the sides, underneath rainclouds.  Separating them are large Zia sun designs.  It is not often that we see Elizabeth use the Zia sun imagery on her pottery.  This is a very important design to Zia culture.  The symbol has a sacred meaning, represented by the four rays, each of which has four bands.  Four is a sacred number that symbolizes the Circle of Life: the four directions, the four times of day, the four stages of life, and the four seasons. The center of the sun is polished red.  Around the neck of the jar are stylized deer, bird, butterfly, and rabbit designs.  These are along with various flowers.  It is a wonderfully complex and intricately painted jar!  The jar signed on the side “Elizabeth Medina, Zia”.