Mexican Lacquered Dish w Flowers Maque from Uruapan Michoacan
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ABOUT THIS MAQUE DISH
This beautiful lacquered plate or batea is from Uruapan, Michoacan.It is beautifully decorated with flowers on a black background an a red border. The whole piece was crafted using the almost lost pre columbian technique of Maque, a type of lacquer developed by the Purepecha indian during the XIVth century. To make the painting, the artist must etch out the pattern and paint it after with a hand made mixture of vegetable pigments, oils and minerals. The preparation of the paint takes several days.
TECHNICAL DATA
HEIGHT | 1.29 In / 3.3 cm. |
DIAMETER | 9.52 In / 24.2 cm. |
APROX. WEIGHT | 8.15 Oz / 231 gr. |
MADE OF | Wood |
REGION | Uruapan, Michoacán. |
TECHNIQUE | Maque |
ETHNIC GROUP | Purépecha |
SKU | MQ0727-14 |
COMMENTS | Signed at the back with artist´s initials M.R.P. |