Product code: Lenca popular Honduras Pre-Columbian Smoked Ceramic Set of 3
The Lencan Indians are one of the first known peoples of Honduras, some 1500 years ago. Lencan pottery stands out as one of the most impressive and original artisanries of Central America. Lenca people, an indigenous tribe of western Honduras. Pottery in Lenca people is practiced exclusively by women. The pieces are made with clay, using the same techniques and methods used since pre-Columbian times. Depending on the selected clay and the of utilization of pine smoke during firing, the finished pottery ranges in distinctive dark hues with color and design combinations of black and white, deep popular burnt-orange and black, or rich coffee-brown and black. Using low-temperature wood ovens, each Lenca handmade pottery piece is cured over a twenty-two-day time frame. Thereafter, each artistic object is hand-polished with a stone producing a subtle sheen to its finish Dimensions : Dish: 8.75" Diameter Oval Vase : 6.5" Width x 5.5" Height Cone Shape Vase: 5" Width 6.75"Height Imported.
The Lencan Indians are one of the first known peoples of Honduras, some 1500 years ago. Lencan pottery stands out as one of the most impressive and original artisanries of Central America. Lenca people, an indigenous tribe of western Honduras. Pottery in Lenca people is practiced exclusively by women. The pieces are made with clay, using the same techniques and methods used since pre-Columbian times. Depending on the selected clay and the of utilization of pine smoke during firing, the finished pottery ranges in distinctive dark hues with color and design combinations of black and white, deep popular burnt-orange and black, or rich coffee-brown and black. Using low-temperature wood ovens, each Lenca handmade pottery piece is cured over a twenty-two-day time frame. Thereafter, each artistic object is hand-polished with a stone producing a subtle sheen to its finish Dimensions : Dish: 8.75" Diameter Oval Vase : 6.5" Width x 5.5" Height Cone Shape Vase: 5" Width 6.75"Height Imported.