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2 Vintage Mexican Bark Paintings

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Tribes - Mexican Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 60.00 USD
2 Vintage Mexican Bark Paintings
2 Vintage Mexican Bark Paintings, measure 11'' x 14'', FYI: ''The Nahua Indians of Guerrero, Mexico have transferred their skills of intricate painting on pottery to painting on paper made from the bark of trees. Bark paper, or papel amate, is produced by hand in the state of Puebla by Otomi Indians using bark from the mulberry or fig trees.The mulberry tree creates off-white paper, while the fig tree creates much darker paper. The paper finds its way to the Nahua Indians of southern Mexico who have excelled for several generations at painting bright village and wildlife scenes on the hand-made paper.''