Vintage Ceramic Art Box with fitted lid #old taxco jewelry

Vintage Ceramic Art Box with fitted lid #old taxco jewelryA very unique vintage ceramic box with Aztec design, smooth internal glaze and a ceramic lid that fits very well. The external and internal colours are magnificent and compliment one another so well. Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico were and are a beacon for creative ceramicists of all genres and this unique piece was originally made there. Size: 7 l w x 41 2 x 21 4 t

it just hugs one’s finger and feels just right if you know what I mean…How do you get this feeling

This storage function is best illustrated in the very heavy bracelets and anklets of the Congo River region

probably Maharashtra

but one can clearly see she was experimenting with a very similar subject matter in this painting

A very unique vintage ceramic box with Aztec design

The resulting "handle" or tactile experience is very interesting

Images of the vahana are also used on banners and emblems to identify the god or the cult affiliation of the devotee

The early coral came from Italy and Spain and was a treasured by both the Navajo and the Pueblo Peoples and has been traded sparingly with the Spanish  mbecause it was such a valuable commodity in Europe

The patina is soft

Size:11” diameter at bottom x 15” t

“One of the most popular types of masks in the Sanga region is the type known as kanaga

The design features two stacked zig zag diamond panels with a jagged sawtooth center dividing line and border elements influenced by the Spanish woven blankets so valued in New Mexico by the weavers of the Rio Grande blankets