The pottery of Metepec is that of a municipality in central Mexico, located near Mexico City. It is noted for durable utilitarian items but more noted...
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Metepec (Spanish: [meteˈpek] ) is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at...
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American pottery: Often hand-built and decorated with symbolic designs, reflecting the cultural heritage of different tribes. Pottery of Metepec Japanese...
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waning and may be in danger of extinction. On Comonfort Street in Metepec there are dozens of pottery workshops but only two of these remain making the trees...
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states, it does produce a number of notable items from the pottery of Metepec, the silverwork of the Mazahua people and various textiles including handwoven...
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Piñata (category Pottery shapes)
a container, often made of papier-mâché, pottery, or cloth, that is decorated, filled with candy, and then broken as part of a celebration. Piñatas are...
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Soteno family (redirect from Soteno family of Metepec (pottery))
The Soteno family of Metepec is one of the main families of ceramic artisans specializing in sculptures called Trees of Life which have made the town...
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Mexican ceramics (redirect from Mexican pottery and ceramics)
low-lead glaze. The State of Mexico has several pottery towns with the best known being Metepec. The center of the town has a number of well-stocked crafts...
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Toluca (redirect from Toluca, State of Mexico)
of Mexico City, the city's rapid growth stems largely from its proximity to the capital. It is mainly an industrial city that borders Metepec, one of...
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cinnamon color and shine. This technique of burnishing and firing only once is reminiscent of pre Hispanic pottery. He has exhibited his work at the Museo...
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Rodolfo Villena Hernández (category Date of birth missing (living people))
in cartonería, a type of hard papier-mâché used to sculpt piñatas, holiday decorations, Judas figures as well as the building of monumental works. His...
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places such as Metepec, Valle de Bravo, Texcoco, and Almoloya de Juárez among others. The best-known pottery and ceramics locale is Metepec, which specializes...
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in Trees of Life and other decorative pieces. González lives and works in Metepec, State of Mexico, a town noted for its decorative pottery, especially...
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San Carlos, California (redirect from History of San Carlos, California)
Mayor of Fremont, California (2004–2011) Maroondah, Australia San Carlos, Río San Juan, Nicaragua Okotoks, Alberta, Canada Omura, Japan Metepec, Mexico...
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Tlaquepaque (category Municipalities of Jalisco)
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico Glendale, California, United States Metepec, State of Mexico, Mexico Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico Old Havana, Cuba San Joaquín...
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Handcrafts and folk art in Puebla (category Culture of Puebla)
from the Mexican state of Puebla. The best-known craft of Puebla is Talavera pottery—which is the only mayolica style pottery continuously produced in...
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Trujillo, Peru (redirect from History of Trujillo, Peru)
Winner of Drag Race Holland Season 1 Orlando Romero, professional boxer and restaurateur Trujillo, Spain Salt Lake City, United States Metepec, Mexico...
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Almoloya de Juárez (redirect from Municipality of Almoloya de Juárez)
municipalities of Toluca, Metepec, Temoaya, Villa Victoria and Zinacantepec correspond. It is a city as is its surrounding municipality in Zone I of the Mexican...
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been a pottery center for many generations. It is one of two centers for ceramic sculptures called Trees of Life, along with Metepec, State of Mexico...
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Pablito Pahuatlan, Puebla. Ceramics traditions from San Bartolo Coyotepec, Metepec, Tonalá, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Michoacán and other places are...
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(400-550): Peak of population. 125 thousand inhabitants. Metepec (550-650): Decline of the city. 85 thousand inhabitants. Fire and drought. Loss of Mesoamerican...
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Tianguis (category Culture of Mexico)
advantage of having their goods in easier reach of both buyer and seller. Merchandise from these spaces is usually produce, hats, jewelry, pottery and other...
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Fowler Museum at UCLA (redirect from Fowler Museum of Cultural History)
the Daniel Family and includes ceramic Trees of Life, Day of the Dead figurines, and masks from Metepec, Oaxaca, Michoacan, Jalisco, Puebla, and Guanajuato...
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Ángel Santos Juárez(Jalisco) Soteno family of Metepec(State of Mexico) Cesar Torres Ramírez (Talvera pottery, Puebla) Uriarte Talavera (Talavera ceramics...
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Tulancingo (category Municipalities of Hidalgo (state))
Rojo Gómez (pop. 4,972). The municipality borders the municipalities of Metepec, Acaxochitlán, Cuautepec and Singuilucan. It is located in the Trans-Mexican...
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Centro Cultural Mexiquense (category Buildings and structures in the State of Mexico)
Isla. Much of the ceramic ware is from Metepec. There is also a collection of miniature items called El Tapanco, which are the winners of an annual contest...
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