Pair of Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls with Face and Bird decorative platter the publisher of “YOURSELF

the publisher of “YOURSELF

) or it could certainly be framed

It holds 12 thin taper candles

is stunning in its simplicity

Pair of Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls with Face and Bird decorative platter the publisher of “YOURSELFThese two wonderful drinking bowls were made by indigenous Canelos Quichua women in the Oriente (upper Amazonian) region of Ecuador, probably in the 1970s or 80s. Between the star shaped face of the larger, with its eyebrows, nose, and mouth (with teeth!) sculpted in relief; the bird butterfly at the center of the smaller; and the wonderfully fine graphic patterns on both, I am completely charmed. No wonder that the pottery of this region is regarded