Colima Pottery Olla sumatrantextiles The mask’s minimalist

The mask’s minimalist

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Although originally constructed as a full tubular sarong

Ex-museum repairing in the horizonal crack

and blue from indigo and lanson fruit

Colima Pottery Olla sumatrantextiles The mask’s minimalistPre Columbian Era, Colima Culture, c. 200 300 AD, Western Mexico An absolutely gorgeous small sized redware olla, expertly crafted with a saucer shaped body, wide mouth, and flared lip. The handles, elegantly sculpted into the forms of two mythical creatures, add a striking symbolic and artistic dimension to the piece. The vessels surface was burnished before firing, giving it a highly polished, almost reflective sheen. The rich brownish red slip