“Dead Insects for Study, No Commercial Value, Handle with Care” Box ceramic bluebird - Valerio Massimo Manfredi

- Valerio Massimo Manfredi

These two intensively painted clay bowls were made by indigenous Canelos Quichua women in the Oriente (upper Amazonian) region of Ecuador

with its clean lines in perfect contrast with the perfectly imperfect curves of the glass

and the lush

That one was described as an anniversary spoon

“Dead Insects for Study, No Commercial Value, Handle with Care” Box ceramic bluebird - Valerio Massimo ManfrediSadly the dead insects are long gone from this old wooden box, but the great handwritten label on the top is still fairly readable, and inside still is the cork they were pinned to, with a pretty amazing line drawing with numbers that I guess once corresponded to a key detailing the various bugs, and also notes what I guess was the boxes original contents: Soledad Cuban cigars. Ready now to house a new collection, but great just for whatever. 9" l x 5