Mexican handcrafts and folk art is a complex collection of items made with various materials and intended for utilitarian, decorative or other purposes. Some of the items produced by hand in this coun
Traditional clay pots (ollas) for sale in Huejutla, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Crafts market in Villa del Carbón, Mexico
Wood and fiber crafts for sale at the municipal market in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán
Dolls made of cartonería from the Miss Lupita project in Mexico City.
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
Mexican handcrafts and folk art
…tradition. Handcrafts in Mexico vary widely from materials used, techniques and employ and styles preferred. The most prevalent of Mexico's crafts is ceramics/pottery. Ceramics was considered one of the highest art forms during the Aztec Empire, with the knowledge of making pottery said to have come from the god…
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 crafts exhibit at the Museo de Arte Popular, 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