A small Pai Pai clay plate holding a bar of soap, next to a candle, Oaxaca hand towel and bottle of Casa Selva facial oil.

Pai Pai Small Clay Plate

$29.00

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Small clay plates handmade in the Pai Pai community of Baja, Mexico. The black markings are a result of the ground-firing process, making each plate entirely unique. We love these for storing and displaying jewelry, soap, or for serving small appetizers.

This type of pottery is designed and handmade by Daria Mariscal in a remote town in northern Baja. Daria harvests and hand-processes the local clay and ground-fires each piece, as generations of her female ancestors have before her. She is one of less than 200 members of the Pai Pai group, an indigenous community in Baja pre-dating the Spanish settlement. Daria speaks Pai Pai and Spanish.

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

Handcrafted in Baja, Mexico
Materials: Clay locally sourced in Baja
Size: 6" D with 1" curved rim (each piece may vary slightly in size and appearance)
Care: Carefully rinse with water. Lay on a clean towel to air dry.

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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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