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Sgraffito Vessel with Four Swimming Turtles by Franklin Calero Nicaraguan Mestizo culture 21st century Ceramic and pigment, L. 18 cm x W. 18 cm x H. 9.5 cm BFPC collection #2014.51

Sgraffito Vessel with Four Swimming Turtles: Researched and Reproduced by Katelynn McGuire

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Sgraffito Vessel with Four Swimming Turtles
by Franklin Calero
Nicaraguan Mestizo culture
21st century
Ceramic and pigment, L. 18 cm x W. 18 cm x H. 9.5 cm
BFPC collection #2014.51

This vessel is an excellent example of the skilled art pottery made by the artisans of San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua. These vessels strongly illustrate the Mestizo (mixed European and indigenous) heritage of the region; the vessels are made using traditional terra cotta clays, but formed using the imported Spanish method of throwing the vessel on a potter’s wheel.  The vessels are then decorated using traditional colored clay slips rather than European-style glazes, and they use indigenous carving and burnishing methods.  This vessel is further embellished with a rough, pecked-away sgraffito background that has become popular in the late 20th and 21st century among Latin American artisans.  Researched by Katelynn McGuire

Reproduction of a 21st Century Vessel with Swimming Turtles
made by Franklin Calero of the Nicaraguan Mestizo Culture
Reproduction by Katelynn McGuire 2016 Ceramic and Pigment, Approximately L. 18 cm x W. 18 cm x H 9.5 cm

 

Reproduction of a 21st Century Vessel with Swimming Turtles
made by Franklin Calero of the Nicaraguan Mestizo Culture
Reproduction by Katelynn McGuire 2016 Ceramic and Pigment, Approximately L. 18 cm x W. 18 cm x H 9.5 cm

 

 

For more information, you may contact the researcher(s) noted in the title of this exhibit entry, or Dr. Billie Follensbee, the professor of the course, at BillieFollensbee@MissouriState.edu

Filed Under: 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: ceramics, franklin calero, nicaraguan mestizo culture, reproduction, sgraffito vessel

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