Maque Plate- Martina Navarro wood Medium (approximately size 10) in

Medium (approximately size 10) in US women’s

a container for earrings or rings

They come in two sizes and are perfect for serving salads or other dishes

From a favorite artisan workshop in Zinapécuaro

approximately 13

Maque Plate- Martina Navarro wood Medium (approximately size 10) inThere 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