Pottery Ashtray

21 Jan, 2008 in art pottery by admin

Pottery Ashtray

Shop Till You Drop In Goa

Your trip to the wonderland of Goa is not worth without shopping for the rarest of handicrafts and other local artifacts. The artisans in Goa are expert in designing such unique articles and items with natural elements like coconut shells, sea shells, wood, leaves etc. Shopping is included in the priorities of the itinerary of every tourist in Goa. The state offers something special to buy to its every guest with varied taste. Bargaining is actually a fun while shopping in Goa. You can bring down the prices and make the purchase a worthwhile experience.

Markets in Goa are loaded with handicrafts, cuisine, spices, cashew nuts, wine and other interesting stuff. Goan markets are a mirror of Goa's ethnic culture and let you enjoy the best of cosmopolitan culture. If you are a fashion lover, you must try out the fashion shops located in fabulous old Goan houses. Traditional, modern and beach side outlets are ideal for memorable souvenirs. Panjim, Old Goa, Anjuna Flea Market, Mapusa Friday Market and Night Bazaars are paradise for shopaholics. Popular things to buy in Goa are:

Pottery & Terracota (flower garden pots, bowls with floral designs, figures of Gods-Godesses & animals, ashtrays and pen holders etc.)
Wooden laquerware/Wood turning (cradels, babycarts, toys, corner stands, etc.)
Crochet & embroidery (table cloths, children and ladies gartments, pillow and cussion covers, linen etc.)
Bamboo Craft (flower baskets, mats, and letter-holders, pen stands, fans and other decorative items)
Fibre craft (shopping bags, ladies purses, coasters and wall hangings, etc. made of banana or sisal fibre)
Jute Macrame craft (decorative bags, belts, wall hanging, lamp shades, flower pots, hangers, etc.)
Coconut mask carving
Sea shell craft (ashtrays, lamp shades, coasters, chandeliers, curtains, pot hangers, table mats, clocks, mirror frame, etc.)

These products can be bought at the most reasonable prices from beach side shops or the Government owned as well as private emporias. Goa Rural Handicraft and small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GRHSSIDC) is an authentic institution for these souvenirs.

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Shopping in Goa is must while on a Goa tour. Go through the Goa travel guide and you will come to know what special does this small state offer to its guests.

Do you have information about the potterer, Alberto G. Macias, who worked in El Paso, Texas in the 1900s?

Don Alberto lived on Francis Street, where the pottery factory (Pottery) was located. This was a long time before Paisano was built. This was when Jefferson was Burleson.

Don Antonio and Jesucita, and their family of 3 boys and 1 daughter, also lived there.

Some neighborhood teens worked with Don Alberto at the Pottery. For example, "El Gordito" helped out. Several family members and cousins from Chihuahua also helped.

Pottery products were sold to a Mr. Beach (spelling ?). Ex: Quantities of ashtray sombreritos were sold to Mr. Beach so that he could sell them in his downtown store as "curios" to tourists visiting El Paso. Mr. Beach's store was located on El Paso Street, on a corner across the street from the Paso Del Norte Hotel. Sometimes Don Alberto and Mr. Beach held meetings at the Paso Del Norte Hotel, in order to discuss their business transactions.

Don Alberto worked in his Pottery from the early 1900s to the late 1940s. His picture appeared in a textbook

You might try the Texas State Historical Association:

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/about/welcome/contactinfo.html

If you click on comment/contact you can also find a link to suggest an article topic for the on-lineTexas Handbook

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