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Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40′s

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl C. 1930-40's

Vintage Mexican Tonala Hand Burnished Globular Tecomate Form Bowl – C. The bowl features a flowering plant/cactus motif design. The vessel type is known as a tecomate (“gourd”), named after the gourds that inspired their original form. Some of the earliest ceramic vessels in Mesoamerica took the form of gourds captured in the more durable material of fired clay. Tecomates were important receptacles for community feasts, and many were subsequently placed in burials as important funerary offerings. Dimensions: 3.5″H x 4.625″Dia. Condition: Very good condition. No cracks or repairs noted. A minor surface wear/scratch appropriate for age, see photo.

Vintage Mexican Tonala burnished tri-pod bowl signed AMADO GALVAN 10 diam

Vintage Mexican Tonala burnished tri-pod bowl signed AMADO GALVAN 10 diam

Vintage Mexican Tonala burnished tri-pod bowl signed AMADO GALVAN 10 diam

Vintage Mexican Tonala burnished tri-pod bowl signed AMADO GALVAN 10 diam

Vintage Mexican Tonala burnished tri-pod bowl signed AMADO GALVAN 10 diam

Vintage burnished pottery tripod bowl by Amado Galvan. X 3 1/2 deep. Beautiful ceramic piece with wonderful graphics. It is in excellent vintage condition with minor signs of wear commensurate with age. Amado Galvan’s work is highly collectible and featured in many of the Mexican pottery books. Please view our feedback and you will see many references to our careful packing. Check out my other items. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. The item “Vintage Mexican Tonala burnished tri-pod bowl signed AMADO GALVAN 10 diam” is in sale since Tuesday, August 7, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Latin American\Mexico\Pottery”. The seller is “megamex” and is located in Culver City, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico