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Product Description
Vase-shaped seed storage olla
These pots were purchased from a crafts cooperative in Banos, Ecuador, in the late 1980s. The literture available with them said that they were made by Canelo and Shuar Indians living deep in the rainforests of the Amazon River basin. Pottery of this type can be called "Ecuadorean Amazon" or "Ecuador Oriente", and sometimes more specifically by the name of the people or river basin in which they were produced. A few pieces are signed by the artist and it says "Curaray", which is the name of a small river basin in the upper headwaters of the Amazon.
These pots were purchased from a crafts cooperative in Banos, Ecuador, in the late 1980s. The literture available with them said that they were made by Canelo and Shuar Indians living deep in the rainforests of the Amazon River basin. Pottery of this type can be called "Ecuadorean Amazon" or "Ecuador Oriente", and sometimes more specifically by the name of the people or river basin in which they were produced. A few pieces are signed by the artist and it says "Curaray", which is the name of a small river basin in the upper headwaters of the Amazon.
These pottery pieces were all formed by hand, decorated with local mineral paints with a handmade bristle brush, and fired in a low-temperature wood fire. They are primarily decorative, and will not hold water or any hot or liquid foods. They are quite thin and fragile, so some very small amount of tiny flakes may be expected.
Details for this pot:
Height is 9.5 inches, width of mouth is 3.8 inches, widest point is approximately 6 inches.
Condition:
Fine condition, perhaps some very slight tiny chips and surface rubbing from transport.