Pair of Hand-painted Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls lacquer box and the mother straight ahead

and the mother straight ahead in the opposite direction

And these children look very happy to be receiving them

I love the silhouette and interplay of parts on this one

Not too long ago I fell in love with old Czechoslovakian wooden ramp walkers

The legs are steel wire

Pair of Hand-painted Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls lacquer box and the mother straight aheadThese 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