Columbian Clay

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This beautiful and functional pottery is handcrafted of black micaceous clay using centuries-old techniques. It is made in Columbia, along the Magdalena River, which archaeological investigations have shown to be the first place pottery was produced in the Americas. Artisans begin by shaping the clay into pots, then coat them with fine red clay and polish them with river rocks. After firing, the red-hot pieces are smothered with rice husks to create a distinctive finish. This method produces uniquely beautiful pottery with a lush black color and rich sheen. These pots have the charm and rustic characteristics of other handcrafted items; however, their simple form and luminous color also make them perfectly at home with todayÕs modern dcor. These pots are safe for use in the oven, in the microwave, or on the stovetop, and enhance the presentation of all your dishes. This pottery makes a beautiful, unique, and functional gift for the cook or hostess in your life. A story card is included with each purchase. Dimensions: 12.5" long by 11" wide by 4" tall. Volume: 2 quarts. Each piece is uniquely handmade, so measurements are approximate. Care: Hand wash. Coordinating Items: Double serving dish, soup pot, casserole, and salsa dish also available.

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• Beautiful and functional pot handcrafted of black micaceous clay.
• Made by artisans in Colombia using centuries-old methods.
• Distinctive black color and luminous finish make very attractive presentation.
• Fully functional for use on stovetop, oven, or microwave.
• Packaged with a brief story card describing this pottery. FREE SHIPPING to continental U.S.

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This beautiful and functional pottery is handcrafted of black micaceous clay using centuries-old techniques. It is made in Columbia, along the Magdalena River, which archaeological investigations have shown to be the first place pottery was produced in the Americas. Artisans begin by shaping the clay into pots, then coat them with fine red clay and polish them with river rocks. After firing, the red-hot pieces are smothered with rice husks to create a distinctive finish. This method produces uniquely beautiful pottery with a lush black color and rich sheen. These pots have the charm and rustic characteristics of other handcrafted items; however, their simple form and luminous color also make them perfectly at home with todays modern décor. These pots are safe for use in the oven, in the microwave, or on the stovetop, and enhance the presentation of all your dishes. This pottery makes a beautiful, unique, and functional gift for the cook or hostess in your life. A story card is included with each purchase. Care: Hand wash. Coordinating Items: Double serving dish, pan/skillet, platter, and casserole also available.

Features

• Beautiful and functional pot handcrafted of black micaceous clay.
• Made by artisans in Colombia using centuries-old methods.
• Distinctive black color and luminous finish make very attractive presentation.
• Fully functional for use on stovetop, oven, or microwave.
• Packaged with a brief story card describing this pottery. FREE SHIPPING to continental U.S.

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The tracks are: 1. - 5. "A Separate Reality - 1. First Light, 2. Reflection, 3. Fleeting Worlds, 4. A Separate Reality, 5. Reflection (Reprise), 6. Night Of The Aleberijes, 7. Solar Quest, 8. Encinerada.

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Primarily a catalog of ancient motifs contains over 760 vigorous, powerful, stark designs from pre-Columbian clay stamps made by Aztecs, Maya, Zapotecs, Toltec, Olmec, Mixtec. Depictions of serpents, gods, priests, dancers, florals, geometrics, more. Brief text identifies motif and location of origin.

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 "This landmark work will be of great value to anyone interested in corn and its role in American prehistory."--Anna Roosevelt, Field Museum, ChicagoCombining botany, archaeology, and art history, Corn in Clay provides a novel approach to the study of contact between ancient American cultures. Mary Eubanks integrates evidence from replicas of maize on ancient pottery vessels--from the Oaxaca region of Mexico and the northern coast of Peru--with other biological, archaeological, and geographic evidence to establish a considerable degree of contact between Mesoamerica and the Andean region in precolumbian times.Focusing on the Zapotec of Mexico and the Moche of Peru, Eubanks begins by telling how she gathered the physical evidence for her study using positive casts from molds made from actual maize ears. The clay replicas depicted on pottery vessels created by ancient artists of these two cultures are precise facsimiles of the botanical specimens. By comparing measurements from the prehistoric models to living races of maize present in Latin American today, Eubanks identified the particular types of maize represented--with compelling results.Eubanks argues that the presence of South American maize on Zapotec urns and of Mexican maize on Moche jars proves that contact existed between these two geographically distant cultures during the Mesoamerican Classic period (ca. A.D. 400-750). Furthermore, she says, the wide variety of races of maize identified on the Peruvian pottery indicates that the northern coast of Peru was a major center of commercial and cultural exchange that extended from Chile throughout northern South America into Central America and Mexico.The interdisciplinary nature of this study will make it valuable to botanists, geneticists, and agronomists, as well as archaeologists and anthropologists.Mary Eubanks, senior research scientist at Duke University, was the first to reproduce successfully an extinct strain of maize for cultivation. She has contributed articles on the origin, evolution, and cultural impact of the cultivation of corn to American Antiquity, Economic Botany, and Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

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This beautifully-illustrated book features some of the most magnificent works of art produced by the people that inhabited the present territory of Ecuador before the arrival of the Spaniards. Ecuador, the territory where an important part of pre-Columbian thought was formed, is a place of contact and cultural dissemination between societies from the southern part of the continent, Peruvians and from the north, Mesoamericans. Located in the middle of the world, it is influenced by natural phenomena such as the mix of the cold Humboldt ocean current with the warm El Nio current. At the same time, its territory is divided by the Andes, giving shape to a couple of impressive mountain ranges that drain into the Pacific humid forest, as well as into the Amazon jungle. Factors like these bring a huge richness to the ecosystem which pre-Columbian humans had to respond to, producing stunning cultural expressions. A picture of this mosaic of settlements, which fostered exchange in ceremonies and cult obje