Recent Submissions

  • Pavo 

    Navarrete, María
    Figura de arcilla que representa a un pavo de ojos globulares, sostenidos en sus dos patas y con su cola y alas desplegadas a modo de abanicos . En la parte posterior tiene un tercer pie de apoyo terminado en gancho que da estabilidad a la pieza. En el pecho tiene tres protuberancias y sobre el pico una cresta que sobresale. La pieza es de color negro con dibujos incisos en blanco que cubren alas, ...
  • Guitarrera 

    Navarrete, María
    Figura globular de arcilla que representa a una mujer guitarrera, su función es decorativa. La mujer lleva un moño alto que recoge su pelo y con la mano derecha toca una guitarra. Es de color negro con dibujos incisos en blanco de dos hojas en la zona inferior o vestido y de la misma forma se definen las cuerdas de la guitarra.
  • Chancho alcancía 

    Navarrete, María
    Figura globular de arcilla que representa un chancho de tres patas cuya función es decorativa y utilitaria, pues sirve como alcancía. Es de color negro con dibujos incisos en blanco con motivo floral.
  • Pichel 

    Unknown author
    Figura de greda modelada a mano y pintada con motivos de hojas en colores rojo terracota, amarillo, verde y dorado. Pertenece a la colección de las Monjas Claras. Corresponde a un pichel o jarro alto con un asa en forma de S y en su tapa se posa un pajarillo.
  • Matera, mesa y brasero 

    Olmedo, Teresa; Olmedo, Marisol; Espinoza, María Olga
    Escena de una mujer peinada con trenzas sentada en una silla sosteniendo un mate con la mano derecha y una sopaipilla con la izquierda, mesa café con mantel con panera y jarrón; y un brasero con una tetera. La matera lleva un vestido rojo, delantal blanco con círculos azules y negros; mesa café con mantel blanco y figuras en rojo y celeste; panera y jarro celeste; brasero negro con tetera en azul, ...
  • Pareja a caballo 

    Gallegos, Victorina
    Figura de arcilla que representa a una pareja sobre un caballo, un hombre con sombrero montado y una mujer con moño sentada hacia un lado. La pieza de color negro con dibujos incisos en blanco con motivo florales, achurados sobre los personajes, una leyenda que dice Chile y el nombre de la autora Nina Gallegos.
  • Jinete 

    Villeuta, Daniel
    Figura de arcilla que representa a un jinete montado sobre su caballo, el personaje está vestido con manta,sombrero, botas y espuelas. La pieza es de color negro con dibujos incisos en blanco achurados
  • Cocinita 

    Zavala, María
    Figura en miniatura de greda modelada a mano que representa una cocina a leña . La pieza consiste en una cocina cuadrangular de cuatro patas, tres cajones, tres platos y un cañón con sombrero cónico. Sobre ella se posan tres utensilios de cocina: tetera, olla con tapa y sartén. En el costado derecho hay un asa desde conde cuelgan un cucharón y un utensilio para atizar el fuego. Fue realizada por la ...
  • Cocinita 

    Unknown author
    Figura en miniatura de greda modelada a mano que representa una pequeña cocina a leña . La pieza hecha en arcilla color rojizo, consiste en la representación de una cocina globular de cuatro patas, asa lateral y cajón central, dos platos y un cañón con sombrero cónico.
  • Olla Colorera 

    Salinas, Olga
    Globular shaped container, with a smaller base that grows and then gets smaller to become a short neck with a circular opening on the end. It has a handle on each side of the neck. Between the 17th and 19th Centuries, with the indigenous towns formed in the Central zone, there are new demands from the farming production and dwelling. With regard to the old indigenous utensils used to make and ...
  • Cántaro 

    Muñoz, Teresa
    Small-base water container that grows, then suddenly gets smaller and presents a small throat that gives shape to the mouth. It has a small handle on the side that goes from the opening to the base of the base of the neck.
  • Chivo 

    Gallegos, Victorina
    It consists of a zoomorphic moneybox representing a young goat and its offspring. A major ovoid body figure that has a smaller animal on its back can be appreciated. The polished black surface has concise floral white decorations on the side of the figure. The name of the artisan is also included: Victorina Gallegos. Victorina integrates the Unión de Artesanos Quinchamalí (Quinchamalí Artisans ...
  • Epu Alka Metawe 

    Neculman, Dominga
    It consists of a zoomorphic jar that evokes the form of a hen with two heads. it is made of ceramic and it has a central upper handle and a rear mouth on each bird head. Its surface is polished and it has modeling and incises. A different coloring is observed in the surface due to direct burning. Dominga Neculman Mariqueo was born in 1937 in the mapuche community of Juan Mariqueo, in the rural town ...
  • Iglesia 

    Alarcón, Edita
    Hand-modeled clay figure representing a religious building. It has a flat base with four legs and three bays equivalent to porticos, one for the main chapel and two for the base of each side tower. On the top of the chapel there is a figure with a staff. The towers have four levels and they have a cross at the top just like the main chapel. Inside the towers there are some praying figures. Edita ...
  • Ocarina Quirquincho 

    García, Sergio y Donoso, Marco
    Wind instrument made of cooked clay. This object refers to the quirquincho (a kind of armadillo) and on its shell we can observe designs that evoke the fertile countryside from America. I has 6 holes, a mouthpiece and a leather strap. This piece was made at Arcoiris workshop and received the 2008 UNESCO Seal of Excellence in Handicrafts. Sergio García and Marco Donoso's ocarinas are the direct ...
  • La Hornera 

    Paredes, Haydeé
    Piece that represents a feminine figure putting some empanadas in a mud oven. In front of her there is a table that has a purple tablecloth and 10 empanadas. The woman is wearing a red dress with blue flowers on it and a white apron. Her hair is black and she has a bun on her head. The oven is coffee brown like mud and has two openings. the scene is glued to a green base that has small elements ...
  • Pichel 

    Unknown author
    Globular ochre ceramic decoration object made of a round base, a round body with a curved dispenser or mouth and a leaf-decorated handle. It also has a neck which is also curved and with a cover decorated with flowers and birds. It features a golden, brown and black decoration.
  • Matera 

    Hermanas Díaz Jorquera
    Traditional scene that has an anthropomorphic feminine figure as the main character, she has her hair tied on the top of her head, she's sitting on a chair with a mate in her right hand. On the table, we see a jar and a bread basket and next to it there is a brazier with a pot. This scene represents a mate usual consumption custom; a moment of meditation, rest and/or socialization in the Chilean ...