After walking through the Yucatan Festival at the Museum of Popular Cultures in Coyoacán, I went inside and looked at one of the museum's temporary exhibits. Each year, the Secretariat of Culture, FONART (the National Fund for the Promotion of Handicrafts) and BANAMEX (the National Bank of Mexico) sponsor a contest to award the Grand National Prize of Popular Arts. This is the fiftieth year for the contest, and all of the winners are on display in the museum. A total of 129 awards are given in 36 categories and subcategories. So, the hall was filled with a wide variety of handicrafts... pieces that often go beyond being mere handicrafts and are truly pieces of fine art. Here are a few of the winners...
Hand-hammered copperware from the state of Michoacán
Crosses carved from stone
Religious figures modeled from bees wax from the city of Salamanca, Guanajuato
Black pottery from Oaxaca
Lacquer-covered gourds from the states of Guerrero and Michoacán
A picture created from feathers from Michaocán
A design created from gluing yarn onto a board, a specialty of the Huichol people
A guitar and a violin decorated with beadwork, another specialty of the Huichol
Wood-carving from the state of Chiapas
Hand-woven and embroidered clothing from Chiapas
Pottery from Michoacán
Talavera ware from the state of Tlaxcala
A painted plate from Tonalá, a town in the state of Jalisco noted for its pottery
A plate from Tonalá featuring the eagle and serpent, the national emblem of Mexico
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