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Approximately 9 in
It was made by one of our favorite artisans in the village of Capula and is lead free
handmade in the rebozo town of La Piedad out of articela
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Maque Plate- Martina Navarro cooking pot Approximately 9 inThere are fewer than a dozen artists in Michoacn, Mexico still working in the Pre Columbian lacquer art known in the region as maque, also called embutido, or inlay, where a design is cut into the lacquer background on a gourd or wood. There is an elaborate polishing process involved to achieve a shiny colored base for the floral and animal motifs that will later emerge. Insect fat is boiled, and pine resin and then garlic are added. Beautiful colors