Fan Flower Oaxaca Barro Negro Ceramic Napkin Holder _artisan--novica-artisan-3268 The inside of the collar

The inside of the collar has a strong cotton webbing

Abstract shapes of sterling silver and copper

Beautiful and dramatic

presented by India's Shalabh

Realistic colors are added by hand in lustrous lacquer

Fan Flower Oaxaca Barro Negro Ceramic Napkin Holder _artisan--novica-artisan-3268 The inside of the collarThis vase shaped barro negro napkin holder is handcrafted by artisan Anakarem. She works in the time honored black pottery tradition of Oaxaca, with techniques learned from her father. The fired clay is burnished to a sheen with a piece of quartz or obsidian and fired in a wood burning kiln, which transforms the clay and gives it a lustrous black color. This napkin holder has a fan shaped half flower on each side made through a combination of