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Chulucana Pottery—Peru Vase (top left) $60.00 61/2” high 5” wide Vase w/handles (top center) $60.00 61/2” high 5” wide Vase top right $60.00 61/2” high 5” wide Covered pot (left) $60.00 6” high 61/2” wide Covered Pot (right) $60.00 6” high 61/2” wide Prosperity piece $65.00 31/2” high 71/2” wide Chulucana Pottery comes from Mount Vicus in the far northern portion of Peru. To the early people of this area (400BC) the making of pottery was considered a way to communicate with the secrets of the earth and a means to give praise to the creative gods of the universe. This ancient art was recreated by a native organization named Sanoc Camayoc, roughly translated—pottery specialists Neither potters wheels nor molds are used in the making of these items. The artisan sits with his bare feet crossed in front of him, soles up and uses his feet to hold the pottery while his hands shape and mold its form. The finished piece is given a slip coat of color, and burnished with a special polishing stone.
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