Fan Flower Oaxaca Barro Negro Ceramic Napkin Holder _artisan--novica-artisan-12983 The Indian designer works in

The Indian designer works in natural jute with brown jute trim

Copper naturally oxidizes and changes colors while it retains its power to kill harmful bacteria and microorganisms

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the undulating lines of this piece invite the viewer to join in the laughter

The mask features an original design by Ghana's Stanley Kennedy Ahia

Fan Flower Oaxaca Barro Negro Ceramic Napkin Holder _artisan--novica-artisan-12983 The Indian designer works inThis 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