Known as torito de Pucari , this handsome bull is dressed to initiate the branding ceremonies in Pucari (Puno) and ensure the animals will be fertile. It is also believed that the bull guards families and households. Dionisio Rojas preserves this millenary tradition with this ceramic statuette, which he paints with festive detail.

Product Features:

• Measures 6.75 inches high x 3.3 inches wide x 6 inches deep
• Country: Peru
• Material: Ceramic
• Color: Brown

Story Behind the Art:
The artistry of Dionisio Rojas Gutierrez has been featured in the Cincinnati Inquirer. Dionisio Rojas Gutierrez is an artisan from the Andes mountains of southern Peru. He has worked since the age of ten with his cousins, who are also ceramics artists, and his aunt who had an art store in his hometown. Rojas sold his ceramic artwork locally as a teenager and won art contests at local, state, and national levels as his skills progressed. Alongside his lovely wife, he fully dedicates himself to his ceramic artwork, in particular churches, lamps, animals, and musicians. He forms the vases on the potter's wheel, while figurines are shaped by hand or in a hand-made mold. The pieces are fired it at a temperature of 900. C (1,652. F). When they have cooled, Rojas paints the motifs and protects each piece with a coat of varnish.

The handcrafted touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design. If buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.

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