A large and small matrimonio clay vase made in the Pai Pai community of Baja, Mexico.

Pai Pai Matrimonio Vases - Various sizes

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A "matrimonio" (marriage) shaped clay vase handmade in the Pai Pai community of Baja, México. This style of vase is traditionally gifted to couples at their wedding in Pai Pai culture. The shape is meant to signify the union of two people. Featuring unique, marbled black markings from the ground-firing process. Intended for use with dry stems or as decorative conversation-starters.

Each vase is designed and handmade by Daria Mariscal in a remote town of northern Baja, México. Daria harvests and processes local clay, and shapes each vase by hand before burnishing, sun drying, and ground firing to finish. This pottery technique has been practiced by generations of Pai Pai members, an indigenous community in Baja pre-dating the Spanish settlement with currently less than 200 people. Daria speaks Pai Pai and Spanish.

Due to the handmade nature of the pieces, each one will vary slightly in size, shape, and appearance.

Handcrafted in Baja, Mexico
Materials: Locally sourced clay
Large: 9" H x 7" D (each piece may vary slightly in size and appearance)
Small: 7.5" H x 5" D (each piece may vary slightly in size and appearance)
If cleaning is needed, rinse with water and allow to air dry on a clean towel.

MEET THE ARTISAN

Pai Pai Pottery

Several hours south of the US - Mexico border, in a remote part of the mountainous, high-desert region of Baja California, is a tiny town home to the indigenous Pai Pai community (a group of less than 200), where pottery-making has been a way of life for more than 500 years.

The pottery is ground-fired using dried yucca wood as fuel. The firing process gives the pottery its distinctive reddish-brown hue with a unique, marbled appearance.

Daria, one of the community leaders, was taught to make pottery by her parents and grandparents. Pottery has a significant cultural and spiritual significance for the people of the Pai Pai community.

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