Colima Dog Handcrafted Mexican Archaeological Ceramic Red Dog Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9968 With their brilliant cobalt blue

With their brilliant cobalt blue rim

Bred in Northeast Asia as a sled dog

She and the women in her artisan group love their jobs and are happy to put beauty into the world

Two beautiful

this men's robe is handsome and masculine

Colima Dog Handcrafted Mexican Archaeological Ceramic Red Dog Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9968 With their brilliant cobalt blueHolding an ear of corn in his teeth, this plump little dog replicates those found in shaft tombs throughout western Mexico and especially in the state of Colima. Artisans from the Angel Ceron Artisan Association depict the itzcuintli, a cheerful, barkless species prized by ancient man. Sculpted in clay as funerary offerings, they accompanied their masters in death to aid the soul in crossing rivers of blood along the road of the dead. materials: