Pair of Hand-painted Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls lacquer box The legs are steel wire

The legs are steel wire

This is a very lovely Arts & Crafts letter holder by Forest Mann

Amazing details down to ribbed grips on the interiors of each set

There is not mark on it that I can see but certainly it is an example of American art pottery c

Pair of Hand-painted Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls lacquer box The legs are steel wireThese 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