Oaxaca Black Clay

‘Petunia’ handmade Mexican black clay pot vessel, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca.

‘Bolli’ handmade Mexican black clay pot vessel, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca.

‘Bolli tripode’ handmade Mexican Black clay pot vessel, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca.

Black clay pitcher with flower etching from Coyotepec, Oaxaca, circa 1940´s.

Artisan: Magdalena Pedro Martinez Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique, polished with quartz and cooked in a wood-fired oven

Artisan: Magdalena Pedro Martinez Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique, polished with quartz and cooked in a wood-fired oven

Black clay ceramic mezcal jug from Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1960´s.

Black clay mezcal jug from Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1940´s.

Mid 20th century black clay mezcal jug from Coyotepec, Oaxaca. The three handles are intact and used so the vessel can be carries using a thin gauge agave rope.

Black clay ceramic mezcal jug from Coyotepec, Oaxaca, circa 1950´s.

Black clay ceramic maize and bean pot rinser with engraved flowers from Mexico.

Handmade mezcal pot from San Bartolo Coyotepec, 1950s to early 1960s.

Pair of ceramic mezcal vessels from Central Oaxaca, circa 1950´s. Both have a nice hue or pigmentation of iron oxide from the earth and mud where they once lay. The vessels were used...

A traditional pair of vintage Lama Oaxaca pottery vase or vessels made from “barro negro” (black clay) from Mexico.

Primitive clay seed bowl with handle from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, circa 1950´s.

1957 lightly engraved, ceramic black clay pot or jug from San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca.

Amazing and rare vintage folk art ceramic candle holder with handle from Oaxaca, c1950s. Beautiful design with thick handle. Really projects the light wonderfully.

San Bartolo is known for its source of black clay pottery.

1950's Mezcal vessel from San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca (Mexico). This style of utilitarian pottery was hand crafted until the 1960's with the introduction of plastics. New designs a...

Pair of very unusual water jars from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico. Little is known about these rare pieces. From the patina and wear, it is our belief that these jars date fr...

Primitive styled terracotta pitcher from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1970´s.

Ceramic maize strainer from Southern Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1960's. Often referred to as Olla de Nixtamal, the vessel is used to clean out the maize before the soaking process which i...

Hand crafted ceramic pitcher form the indigenous Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1940´s.

Ceramic mezcal vessel from San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca engraved, 1945. These black clay pots being only 1/8" thick were made in an egg-shaped design so as to have the strength to h...

It is not difficult to imagine that in 1527, when the first Spanish conquerors arrived on the coasts of Yucatan and the attacks of vampire bats on men and horses became evident, the ...

Artisan: Magdalena Pedro Martinez Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique, polished with quartz and cooked in a wood-fired oven

Black clay ceramic mezcal pot from Coyotepec, Oaxaca 1950´s.

Artisan: Magdalena Pedro Martinez Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique, polished with quartz and cooked in a wood-fired oven.

Artisan: Magdalena Pedro Martinez Made with Black Clay, hand-modeled technique, polished with quartz and cooked in a wood-fired oven.

This Mexican ceramic clay hand sculpture is a piece by artist Manuel Reyes. Made with clay from Oaxaca and Zacatecas, painted with oxides from the region. Done with the hand-modeled ...

Mexican Ceramic Clay Hand Sculpture by Manuel Reyes Handmade Folk Art from Oaxaca This Mexican ceramic hand sculpture is a one-of-a-kind piece handcrafted by renowned ceramic artis...

Hand made in black clay from Oaxaca Mexico.   

Hand made in black clay from Oaxaca Mexico.  

Primitive charcoal colored ceramic jar from San Lorenzo Texmelucan, Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1940s.

Handmade in Oaxaca with traditional black clay. In Mayan Cosmogony the Ceiba Tree is considered sacred.

The type of black clay that is used is only accessible in that town.

Primitive styled, black clay ceramic bowl from Oaxaca's Mixteca region, circa 1940s.

Hand crafted terracotta waterpot from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, circa 1960´s.

Terracotta Water Pot from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico, Circa 1960´s.

Mixteca ceramic vessel with handles, circa 1940´s.

Rare set of three black clay mezcal vessels from Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1940's.

Ceramic mezcal vessel from San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, 1950s. These black clay pots being only 1/8" thick were made as an egg-shaped design so as to have the strength to hold and ...