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Burnished Mexican Pottery Folk Art Plate
Terrrifically designed plate, with incised designs around rim and raised diagrams in the center.. Possibly a souvenir plate from archeologicall significant Native American ruins. (I'm still researching.)

Price: $25

Burnished Mexican Pottery Folk Art Bird
Unmarked, Possibly Tonala, Wonderful Design

This very expressive primitive bird figurine is a great piece of Mexican folk art. I found it in the company of another bird that WAS marked Tonala, and I've seen this shape on eBay attributed to Tonala, but I have no evidence for that connection.

This very decorative, vintage piece measures 5.5 inches long and 3.25 inches high at the head. It is in very good condition, with no chips, cracks, hairlines, or flakes. The only flaw I can find is a bit of sticky residue on the front from the sales tag where I bought it (I didn't want to try to clean it too hard, in fear of damaging the burnished glaze).

This piece has a really neat feel to it. The unusual decoration on the back is a butterfly (monarch?) landing on orange flowers (top photo at right). The semi-exposed bottom (with firing hole) is unmarked. (Any white spots in the photos are camera flash.)

Price: $15