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Description:

Photograph in rectangular format and vertical layout. In a long shot, three country women from Florida, Concepción, are under a leafy tree. Two of them are carrying bunches of flowers, and the other is holding a shoe while resting on a log. On the lower side, the shadow of the photographer can be seen. At the back, hills with vegetation can be seen.

Context:

During the 60s, the interest in folk art and the Bio Bio region pottery works were especially important. Intellectuals such as Tomás Lago and Hernán San Martín, among others, made writings about the ceramic production of artisan peasants in Florida, Concepción. These writings were improved by travels and interviews recorded in books and newspapers from the time, pointing out the variety of shapes they reached with clay, like pans, large dishes, jars, and the development of ornithomorphic, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic figures. Currently, the museum collection has objects from the area and the period.

Subjects:
Artisan, Chile, Florida, Folk Art, Outreach, Pottery, Research and Teaching