Description
Vintage
Colima Dancing Dogs
Mexican Pottery Folk Art
4.5” tall
Handmade
Collectible
History of the Colima Dogs: Ceramic figurines found in shaft tombs in the west Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima commonly depict humans or animals, but in distinct regional styles. Representations of dogs, such as this charmingly expressive dancing pair, were especially popular in Colima. The proportions, dark color, and incised lines indicating folds of skin leave no doubt that these canines are Mexican hairless dogs (Xoloitzquintle in Nahautl).