Unusual Ceramic Homage to the Metate
$350.00
Artist: Fernando Solis Luna
Origin: Zinapecuaro, Michoacan
Signed by the artist
Handmade, handpainted, polished clay decorative metate(mortar) with pestle; three-legged base
Tribute to grinding tool used daily throughout Mexico for food and dye preparations
Colors: Dark turquoise with lighter turquoise Purepecha negativo designs, white engraved glyphs, brown edges with fire and ash markings on reverse side, completely burnsihed
Fired in traditional brick oven; wood fueled
Dimensions: 11” height X 8 ¼ ” width / 28 cm height X 21 cm width
Shipping and insurance included in the price of the piece