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Chorotega indigenous group: Pre-Columbian Pottery reproduction – Seated Nicoya Noblewoman
$260.00
Code: MITA029
Size: 8 ¾” x 9 ¼” (22.5 x 24 cms)
The traditional Chorotega potters from the northwest regions of Guanacaste and Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, are descended from the famous pre-European potters of this culturally rich region. The first Spanish explorers to pass through this territory were astounded at the sublime artistry and material techniques employed by of the artisans of this area which archeologists have defined as the Gran Nicoya Region famous for its pottery, jade work and volcanic stone carving before the arrival of Europeans by mid-1500’s.
This figure represents a Nicoya noblewoman – fully tattooed with large ear spools showing her rank – seated upon her stone throne.
Today’s Chorotega potters from the principal villages of Guaitil and San Vicent, where pottery is an important activity, are both reproducing their ancestral Pre-Columbian designs as well as creating a synthesis of ancestral with more contemporary forms adding a continuing vitality to this ancient activity.
Chorotega pottery is coil construction, kiln-fired and local clay slips decorate the surface – the exact same techniques employed by their ancestors to create this pottery.
Size: 8 ¾” x 9 ¼” (22.5 x 24 cms)
The traditional Chorotega potters from the northwest regions of Guanacaste and Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, are descended from the famous pre-European potters of this culturally rich region. The first Spanish explorers to pass through this territory were astounded at the sublime artistry and material techniques employed by of the artisans of this area which archeologists have defined as the Gran Nicoya Region famous for its pottery, jade work and volcanic stone carving before the arrival of Europeans by mid-1500’s.
This figure represents a Nicoya noblewoman – fully tattooed with large ear spools showing her rank – seated upon her stone throne.
Today’s Chorotega potters from the principal villages of Guaitil and San Vicent, where pottery is an important activity, are both reproducing their ancestral Pre-Columbian designs as well as creating a synthesis of ancestral with more contemporary forms adding a continuing vitality to this ancient activity.
Chorotega pottery is coil construction, kiln-fired and local clay slips decorate the surface – the exact same techniques employed by their ancestors to create this pottery.