Chulucanas artisans paint this unique design using clay-based ngobes. After the bowl is fired, artisans paint the circle designs with slip. The piece is fired with burning mango leaves to create the dark color, leaving the lighter circles. Artisans chip off the hardened slip, paint a red ngobe inside some of the circles, and fire the piece once more to create the caramel color of the circles. The bowl is burnished with a stone and finished with wax.
The artisan group is Allpa, which is named for a Quechua Indian word that means "earth." Allpa is a Peruvian craft trading company providing marketing assistance to artisan groups and family workshops throughout Peru. In addition, Allpa provides technical help, product development advice, skills training, tools and appropriate equipment to artisans.
• Fair Trade
• Hand-wash only
• 11''D x 4''H
• Made in Peru
