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    Posted 4 years ago

    Slp5079
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    Just found this small bowl. Anyone have ideas where it might have come from? It is thin, looks “Raul” style of firing.

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    1. Slp5079, 4 years ago
      Raku, not Raul!
    2. CanyonRoad, 4 years ago
      But it isn't raku. It's a traditional chicha (a type of fermented drink) bowl, from the Amazon region of South America.

      There are several neighboring tribes who make very similar pottery, which is difficult to distinguish from each other. so it could be Ashuar, Quichua, or Shuar, depending on the specifics of things like the source of the sap used to coat the finished pot, subtle differences in the form itself, or the painted designs. The Shuar make very little pottery today, however, so it is most likely Ashuar, from the Amazon region of Ecuador.

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