Maque Plate- Martina Navarro belt Delicate clay skeleton (or catrina)

Delicate clay skeleton (or catrina) indigenous woman making tortillas from Capula

They are light weight

The large tablecloth here is acrylic and is a good size for a 6 ft

MORE SALSA BOWLS WILL BE ARRIVING IN AUGUST

and feature flowers and the monarch butterfly

Maque Plate- Martina Navarro belt Delicate clay skeleton (or catrina)There 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