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Lacquerware is one of Mexico's oldest crafts, pre-dating Spanish times. Chest from the late 19th century.
Talavera jar, Mexican version of the Spanish majolica ware . 19th century.
Tree of Life, an image that goes back to Mayan times .1930s.
earthenware lion banks, 1930s.
Devil, showing the wages of sin. 1930s
Portrait Pitchers, early 20th cent .
A horseman wearing a sarape. Saltillo is famous for sarapes
sarape, 1930s
Indian women wearing huipils in the 1830s . Huipil comes from the Nahuatl uipilli, meaning 'blouse' is a form of Maya textile and tunic or blouse worn by indigenous Mayan, Zapotec, and other indigenous women in central to southern Mexico.
Oaxacan women wearing huipils
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