Ceramic Mexican Aztec Mask with Skulls - Honoring Death Coasters Glorious as the forests surrounding

Glorious as the forests surrounding the Indian region

adorned with the region's details and a bright palette of blue and yellow hues

the final result is a handloomed cotton shawl in a caramel hue with radiant light

From Guatemalan artisan Eladio Chiroy comes this set of three festive dishtowels

Three types of local clay and lead-free glazes made from banana leaf ash allow artisan Regina Aguilar of Honduras to create this enchanting pair of ceramic mugs

Ceramic Mexican Aztec Mask with Skulls - Honoring Death Coasters Glorious as the forests surroundingDrawing on a lifelong study of Mexico's pre Hispanic cultures, artisans from the Angel Cern Artisan Association create a mask of their own design. It depicts a personage wearing a feathered headdress surrounded by small human skulls. 'This mask is based on the cult of death,' the artisans say. 'In the month of August, the Aztecs celebrated the festival of the dead when loved ones were honored and remembered. It was called Miccailhuitonitli.' Ceramic