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Mexican ceramics
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Ceramics in Mexico date back thousands of years before the Pre-Columbian period, when ceramic arts and pottery crafts developed with the first advanced civilizations and cultures of Mesoamerica. With
Woman selling pottery items at the Feria de Texcoco, Texcoco, State of Mexico
Woman selling pottery items at the Feria de Texcoco, Texcoco, State of Mexico
Contemporary pottery by Nicolás Vita Hernández from Chililco, Huejutla de Reyes, in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico, exhibited at a temporary Hidalgo cra
Contemporary pottery by Nicolás Vita Hernández from Chililco, Huejutla de Reyes, in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico, exhibited at a temporary Hidalgo crafts exhibit at the Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City
Pre-Hispanic ceramic vessel on display at the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City
Pre-Hispanic ceramic vessel on display at the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City
Example of a "proto" potter's wheel at the Carlomagno Pedro Martínez workshop in San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Example of a "proto" potter's wheel at the Carlomagno Pedro Martínez workshop in San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Comal (cookware)
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A comal is a smooth, flat griddle typically used in Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America, to cook tortillas and arepas, toast spices and nuts, sear meat, and generally prepare food. Sim
Mexican ceramics
…European techniques and designs were introduced, nearly wiping out the native traditions. Indigenous traditions survive in a few pottery items such as comals, and the addition of indigenous design elements into mostly European motifs. Today, ceramics are still produced from traditional items such as dishes…
A cast-iron comal
A cast-iron comal
Earthenware comals of various sizes
Earthenware comals of various sizes
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