At Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, potters make double-spouted wedding jars, and during the ceremony the bride and groom each drink from one spout. The form was once thought to be a modern invention, but it may be an ancient shape revived in the late 1800s. That revival may have been shaped by tourism, which created a market for pottery to sell. These jars are made in the black ware for which Santa Clara potters are known, and the same piece can serve both ritual and sale.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.