Small Ochre Aztec Calendar Ceramic Wall Plaque Tomomi Handmade in & fairly traded

Handmade in & fairly traded from Brazil

crafted of ceramic with a crackling blue finish

Some wearers adjust the knots a tiny bit to get an even more perfect fit -- simply loosen the leather and adjust before tightening the knots on either side of the preferred loop

Personifying death

The freeform iron silhouette is centered by a mystical face of hand-painted ceramic

Small Ochre Aztec Calendar Ceramic Wall Plaque Tomomi Handmade in & fairly tradedThe Aztecs (or Mexica, as they called themselves) believed that the sun struggled daily against the forces of darkness. They aided the sun through human sacrifices. Angel Cern recreates the elaborate stone sculpture known as the 'Aztec Calendar' or 'Sun Stone.' Discovered in Mexico City, the original massive stone is on display in the National Museum of Anthropology and History. This beautiful replica is sculpted in clay and given a crackled antique