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meksikansk vintage tree of life, keramikk lysestake
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Vakker lysestake, tree of life birds. Meksikansk tradisjonell kunst. Se bilder for lignende objekter fra Etsy bl.a. Internasjonalt går slike kunstobjekt for 800 kr og oppover
The creation of Mexican Trees of Life ( Arbols de la Vida ) is part of a folk art pottery tradition from the central region of Mexico. The cities best known for this craft is Metepec, Acatlán and Izúcar de Matamoros. Arbols de la Vida is given to the hand coiled pottery usually in the shape of a tree and is made from locally mined clay. Each tree is hand sculpted and painted and typically depicts Biblical scenes, flowers, animals, angels and normal everyday symbols of the artisan's life around them. It is said that the first potter to develop this tradition was Aurelio Flores who began making Arbols de la Vida in the 1920's. Trees of Life were traditionally used as a gift for newlyweds as a symbol of fertility and abundance. They have evolved over the years and now can be seen with images representing Mexican culture and history including decorating Day of the Dead altars to remember past loved ones.
These Mexican Trees of Life can also be traced back to the early colonial period when Spanish friars commissioned the indigenous potters to create candelabras with biblical figures such as Adam and Eve. It was a way of evangelizing the Catholic faith to the native cultures by incorporating their ceramic traditions with the story of Christianity
Arbols de la Vida is still a thriving tradition in Mexico but as with most cultures and traditions of today it gets more and more diluted as generations come and go. The tradition itself is passed down from one generation to the next, usually with the young children helping out in the family's studio hand building small pieces with their parents and grandparents. They grow up in the culture of Arbols de la Vida
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