The roots of this beautiful and mysterious art date back to the time of Monte Alban which was founded around 500 BC!
The original Zapotec and Mixtec patterns are preserved and are still in use by artisans! Can you already feel the very special energy that emanates from each of the objects of this art?
For a long period of time there was only one type of clay processing, the color of the final products was dull gray. Only in the 20th century, the famous potter Dona Rosa invented a new way of processing and polishing, due to which the products began to acquire the metallic black color. Such processing made the products of black clay more fragile, but surprisingly much more popular!
Today, objects made of black clay are mainly used as interior decoration.
However, jars and bottles processed by the old method are sometimes used to store mezcal.
Black Clay Artisanal Pottery
The roots of this beautiful and mysterious art go back to the time of Monte Alban that was founded around 500 BC!
The original patterns of Zapotecs and Mixtecs are preserved and are still in use by the artisans! Just imagine! For centuries and centuries and centuries the same patterns are being used! Can you feel the very special energy emanates from each art object?
For a long period of time there was only one type of clay processing method, the color of final products was gray-matte. Only in the 20th century, the famous potter Doña Rosa came up with a new way of processing and polishing, so the products began to acquire metallic black color. Such processing made the products of black clay more fragile, but surprisingly enough more popular!
Nowadays, objects made of black clay are used mainly as interior decorations.
However, jugs and bottles processed by the ancient method are sometimes used to store mescal.
