Barro rojo (redware) beanpot

NameBean pot with lid

Artist Macrina Mateo Martínez (artist and director of the Mujeres del Barro Rojo Cooperative)

Date2025

Place madeTlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumBarro rojo (redware)

DimensionsPot with Lid: 6 1/8 × 8 7/8 × 6 3/4 in. (15.5575 × 22.5425 × 17.145 cm)
Pot without Lid: 3 1/4 × 8 7/8 × 6 3/4 in. (8.255 × 22.5425 × 17.145 cm)
Lid: 2 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (6.985 × 16.1925 × 15.875 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds from the Linton Endowment

Object numberA.2026.9.1ab

ProvenancePurchased from the Mujeres del Barro Rojo Cooperative in Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca

DescriptionTraditional and utilitarian unadorned burnished (with stone) red clay bean pot with lid of which Tlacolula de Matamoros area is known for. The pot has two horizontal flat handles near the rim and a vertical flat handle on the top of the lid.