Shipibo Ceramic Bowl
Shipibo Ceramic Bowl
Shipibo Ceramic Bowl
Shipibo Ceramic Bowl
Shipibo Ceramic Bowl

Shipibo Ceramic Bowl


Collection

Phillip Shaw III Collection


Identifier

SHA5


Artist

Shipibo Tribe


Description

This ceramic bowl was made by the Shipibo People of Peru. The Shipibo are known for labyrinthine geometric designs that reflect their culture and their cosmology. The main elements of the designs are the square, the rhombus, the octagon and the cross. Ceramic pieces by the Shipibo are hand modeled using a coiling technique. After that, they are decorated with slip using either a white or red background color and then burnished before being finally painted with the characteristic white or black geometric patterns. After being fired in a bonfire, ceramic pieces are then treated with resin that serves the double purpose of sealing them as well as accentuating the patterns. Ceramics are produced by the women in the village. This bowl was made in the early 1950s.


Medium

ceramic

Width

10in

Height

4.25in

Length

10in

Where Made (Region)

Ucayali River, Eastern Peru

Where Made (Country)

Peru

Related place

Peru

How Acquired

Donation

When Acquired

Jan 2020

Name of Donor

Austin Friends of Folk Art