Uruguay · Combined high-temperature ceramic and metal jewelry
Joyería en Gres y Plata
Jewelry that sets fired stoneware (gres) segments, painted with geometric and figurative motifs, into hand-fabricated silver bezels, so that the ceramic inlay, like a small mosaic, is the centerpiece rather than an accent; its makers call stoneware and silver 'dos materiales nobles' (two noble materials). The documented family workshop of Marcelo Pallas and Liliana Testa has belonged to AUDA since 1993, sells at its Mercado de los Artesanos, has helped organize the IDEAS+ fair since its founding, has shown every year since 1997 at La Paloma, Rocha, and exhibits in Uruguay and Argentina with the Escala Humana collective.
Risk level: Vulnerable · Not Applicable — no UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription exists for this craft at time of writing
Jewelry made from recycled silver set with native Uruguayan stones, chiefly amethyst quartz and agate, each piece produced and signed by an individual member artisan.
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