Maque Plate- Martina Navarro skull These beautiful hand painted clay

These beautiful hand painted clay skulls feature monarch butterflies

This traditional basket was handmade by Purepecha Indian artisans on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro

Approximately 15 inches by 11 inches

Approximately 9

Four handmade clay cups along with a handwoven napkin (on backstrap loom) in a handwoven pine needle basket

Maque Plate- Martina Navarro skull These beautiful hand painted clayThere are fewer than a dozen artists in Michoacn, Mexico still working in the Pre Columbian lacquer art known in the region as maque, also called embutido, or inlay, where a design is cut into the lacquer background on a gourd or wood. There is an elaborate polishing process involved to achieve a shiny colored base for the floral and animal motifs that will later emerge. Insect fat is boiled, and pine resin and then garlic are added. Beautiful colors