Black clay soup bowl
Description
These barro negro bowls come from the town of San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca’s Valles Centrales region. Coyotepec is known for its distinctive form of burnished, fired black clay pottery. Much of the work from the village retains a rustic, traditional form.
The pieces have surface irregularities and imperfections that are typical of the process. Each is about the same size and shape; there is some slight variation in dimension and form. The bowls nest together nicely when assembled as a set, and of course function nicely when presented individually as well.
These bowls have burnished surfaces throughout, which gives them a shiny appearance that looks almost like a glaze.
The clay used for barro negro is a normal red color before it is fired. The high-temperature firing and clay processing techniques used in Coyotepec, as well as the burnishing process, create the distinctive black hue.
Dimensions
- Diameter: 16cm
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