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 … [Read more...] about Sgraffito Vessel with Four Swimming Turtles: Researched and Reproduced by Katelynn McGuire
These two vessels, the Ceramic Bowl Reproduction with Geometric Design and the Ceramic Bowl Reproduction with Fish and Geometric Designs, are accurate reproductions of two vessels that were made by the ancient Native American cultures known as the Mimbres, a sub-culture of the Mogollon of the American Southwest. The Mimbres are well-known for their finely crafted, … [Read more...] about Reproductions of Mogollon-Mimbres Ceramic Vessels: Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Macaylah Gant Hodge