{"title":"Lacquerware \u0026 Wood Plates, Platters, Trays","description":"\u003cp\u003eMexican lacquerware (laca or maque in Mexican Spanish) is one of the country's oldest crafts, having independent origins from Asian lacquerware. In the pre-Hispanic period, a greasy substance from the aje larvae and\/or oil from the chia seed were mixed with powdered minerals to create protective coatings and decorative designs. During this period, the process was almost always applied to dried gourds, especially to make the cups that Mesoamerican nobility drank chocolate from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the Conquest, the Spanish had indigenous craftsmen apply the technique to European style furniture and other items, changing the decorative motifs and color schemes, but the process and materials remained mostly the same. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the craft waned during armed conflicts and returned, both times with changes to the decorative styles and especially in the 20th century, to production techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, their are workshops creating these works in Uruapan and Pátzcuaro in Michoacán\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wood-plate-with-mayan-priest-offering-collectible-folk-art-mexico-hand-carved","title":"Wood Plate With Mayan Priest Offering Collectible Folk Art Mexico Hand Carved","description":"\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial Black\"\u003eGorgeous Wood Plate From Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Arial Black\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Arial Black\"\u003eThis dish is 12\" in diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Arial Black\"\u003eThe wood dish is hand carved.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Arial Black\"\u003eThe dish shows a Mayan warrior or priest making an offering to a God.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"POCHTECA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14586042503,"sku":"A382-VN","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1117\/1358\/products\/1_0e8506eb-ba80-4c6d-ae08-270ebe1f8a52_spo.jpg?v=1509491175"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1117\/1358\/collections\/IMG_4883.jpg?v=1510292004","url":"https:\/\/wandering-gypsy-art.myshopify.com\/collections\/lacquerware-wood-plates-platters-trays.oembed","provider":"POCHTECA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}