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Object #     2009-117/258
Object name     Molcajete, Grinding Bowl
Culture of Origin     San Jeronimo Silacayoapilla, Oaxaca State, Mexico
Materials     Clay
Techniques     Modeled, Fired, Incised
Dimensions     H: 3.2 in, Diam: 5.5 in
Exhibit Label    

"Many of the Oaxaca’s handmade pottery is made for the purpose of using it in the kitchen, a very important room in every Qaxacan home. Not only is it the room where our famous mole made with delicious chocolate is made, it is the place where mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and granddaughters come together to pass along our rich secret of the kitchen."
Yomira Romero, Quxacan

Source     Mr. Frederick M. Hart
Location     Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca State, Mexico
Credit     Fred Hart Pottery Collection


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