Pair of Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls with Face and Bird decorative platter is stunning in its simplicity

is stunning in its simplicity

I can think of nothing more beautiful to wrap up in than this gorgeous textile-- indigo dyed cotton Ikat from Sumba

these types of drinking vessels were traditionally used for serving Aswan

This vintage Chinese "sitting frog" solid bronze seal or chop is beautifully detailed with incised circles for spots

It holds 12 thin taper candles

Pair of Canelos Quichia Ecuadorian Pottery Bowls with Face and Bird decorative platter is stunning in its simplicityThese two wonderful drinking bowls were made by indigenous Canelos Quichua women in the Oriente (upper Amazonian) region of Ecuador, probably in the 1970s or 80s. Between the star shaped face of the larger, with its eyebrows, nose, and mouth (with teeth!) sculpted in relief; the bird butterfly at the center of the smaller; and the wonderfully fine graphic patterns on both, I am completely charmed. No wonder that the pottery of this region is regarded