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Zapotec Mestizo Blackware: Researched by Daniel Hume

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

This large vessel was created by Reina Simon L. from the village of San Bartolo Coyotepec, using the traditional grey clay of this region that is gathered from the clay mines near the community. While such pottery has been created and used for water vessels, or ollas, for centuries by the Zapotec people of this region, in the 1950s potter Rosa Real Mateo de Nieto started a new … [Read more...] about Zapotec Mestizo Blackware: Researched by Daniel Hume

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: barro negro, blackware, blackware ceramic, ceramic, late 20th century art, olla, reina simon l, san bartolo coyotepec, zapotec mestizo culture

Talavera Pottery: Researched by Shayna MacDonald

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Mexican Talavera pottery has a long history that dates back to the early 15th century, soon after the Spanish conquest of Mexico. When the Spanish first conquered the Puebla region, they introduced new pottery techniques from the city of Talavera de la Reina in Spain to this pottery-making area. The Mexican city of Puebla was established in 1531and placed strategically between … [Read more...] about Talavera Pottery: Researched by Shayna MacDonald

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: aztec mestizo culture, ceramic, early 21st century, talavera tile

Mississippian Female Figural Vessel: Researched and Conserved by Olivia Hunter

March, 2016 by Amanda Horned

BEFORE CONSERVATION AFTER CONSERVATION This figural vessel was produced by people of the Mississippian cultures. Flourishing between approximately 800 to 1600 C.E., these cultures lived in what are now the mid-western and eastern regions of the United States. They were known for their complex settlements, architecture and mound-building, their societal structures … [Read more...] about Mississippian Female Figural Vessel: Researched and Conserved by Olivia Hunter

Filed Under: 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: ceramic, figural vessel, mississippian culture, ralph foster museum

Chupícuaro Vessels: Researched by Logan Williams and Caitlin Baker

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

The Chupícuaro cultures produced some of the most boldly patterned polychrome ceramics of Mesoamerica. Chupícuaro ceramics include hollow figures, bowls and jars of different shapes, and tripod vessels. The vessels are usually made using a brown or black clay that is painted commonly with geometric polychrome designs, usually in buff, red, and black, but also sometimes with … [Read more...] about Chupícuaro Vessels: Researched by Logan Williams and Caitlin Baker

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: basal flange tripod bowl, bowl, ceramic, chupicuaro culture, ralph foster museum

Mesoamerican Ceramic Vessels: Researched by Caitlin Baker, Charles Andrew Corbett, and Logan Williams

January, 2015 by Amanda Horned

As with Mesoamerican figurines, ceramic vessels were in production among Mesoamerican cultures by 2500 B.C.E. The making of ceramic vessels has continued to flourish through contemporary times, both as a craft for making utilitarian wares and as an artform for making elaborate, artistic vessels and sculptures. Traditional Mesoamerican ceramics were made using coil, slab, and … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Ceramic Vessels: Researched by Caitlin Baker, Charles Andrew Corbett, and Logan Williams

Filed Under: 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 21st century art, ceramic, huastec culture, late 20th century art, mesoamerica, mexican mestizo cultures, post-classic maya culture, ralph foster museum, talavera-style, tripod vessel

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