Pair of Hand-painted Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls Griebel side by side

side by side

2 1/4" tall x 2 1/4" wide

grazing hare

from very detailed architectural drawings to more rural and pastoral scenes

I love this so much

Pair of Hand-painted Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls Griebel side by sideThese two intensively painted clay bowls were made by indigenous Canelos Quichua women in the Oriente (upper Amazonian) region of Ecuador, probably 1970s 80s or so. Produced with local clay, traditionally decorated with brushes made of the hair of their children (!), and lacquered with tree resin, these types of drinking vessels were traditionally used for serving Aswan, a fermented gruel. I think the graphic patterns on both interiors and exteriors