Wood Round Plate "Batera" Handmade/Painted Mexican Folk Art Home Decor Orange

Description

Double Handle Hand Painted Lacquered Plate.
Diameter- 11""
Height- 1 1/2""
This gorgeous double handle has been hand painted with orange flowers and gold detailed designs.
The
patience of these Mexican artisans is amazing.
These detailed plates take up to 3 or more months to make, depending on the size.
Mexican lacquer ware is the name given to gourds and wooden objects that have been coated for decoration
purposes
The lacquer ware process begins by smearing the object with vegetable or insect oil.
Next, it is covered with several coats of powdered soil rich in dolostone. (also known as “
dolostone
” (It is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of the mineral dolomite).  They are then left to dry and polished before decorated.
This technique was called laca (lacquer) or maque by the Spaniards because of its similarity with Chinese lacquer ware.
In Michoacan, the wooden objects or gourds are smeared with the axe insect oil. It is made by boiling insect oil, grounding, filtering and finally drying the insect to extract its fat.
Wonderful for any collector of vintage Mexican folk art or just to have this lovely piece in your home.