PLACE REPRESENTED: Popoyo (specifically Magnific Rock) , Nicaragua
ITEM: T Shirt
NOTES: Stylish Long T shirt with stylish vivid writing (and the inevitable man, surfboard, sundown on back) celebrating on of Nicaragua’s beautiful beaches and surfing areas.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2013
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: Nicaragua
MANUFACTURER: EM Tex
DIMENSIONS: XL
PLACE REPRESENTED: San Juan Del Sur , Nicaragua
ITEM: T Shirt
NOTES: A simple but effective T Shirt in blue celebrating the beautiful west coast beach town (up and coming resort town) in Nicaragua.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2013
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: Polo Ralph Lauren (well, the tag says it is …. and maybe it is, the tag. I doubt the rest of the shirt is.)
DIMENSIONS: Adult
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nicaragua
ITEM: Whistle
NOTES: A beautifully detailed ornament that doubles as a two hole whistle. You blow air in through the tail and change pitch by opening and closing holes on the birds back. The bird depicted is a woodpecker of some kind I think. Nifty though my mastery of the instrument is limited. There is a story behind the “Nicaraguan Bird Whistle” rise to tourist trinket : https://www.fmscmarketplace.org/products/colorful-bird-whistle They are made around the Granada town area by Heliberto & Family Handcrafted Ceramics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPZgdtoFqIE or a round Masaya.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2016
MADE FROM: clay
MADE IN: Nicaragua
MANUFACTURER: Heliberto & Family Handcrafted Ceramics
DIMENSIONS: 9cm long , 8cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Magnific Rock, Popoyo , Nicaragua
ITEM: Fridge Magnet
NOTES: Magnific Rock is a point located in Popoyo, Nicaragua. Popoyo is a small beach town in the Tola municipality of the Rivas Department of Nicaragua. On top of Magnific Rock is perched the Magnific Rock Hotel which overlooks Nicaragua’s premier surf break and one Central America’s top surfing destinations, hence the depiction of the hotel, the seabirds, the beach and the lonely(?) surfer. The hotel link is here: http://magnificrockpopoyo.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/MagnificRock/
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2016
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm x 5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nicaragua
ITEM: Change Wallet
NOTES: Nifty little change wallet in what looks like and feels to be leather. Well, Nicaragua is a big beef producer. They come in all sorts of colours. They look sturdy.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2016
MADE FROM: leather
MADE IN: Nicaragua (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm long , 8cm tall .
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nicaragua
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: The three wise monkeys who embody the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” are, here, transposed to Nicaragua. It’s not unusual for cultures to adapt the proverb to their culture by using a more familiar symbol. Buddahs, owls, people and all sorts of symbols have been used. Here, the Nicaraguans have gone for an a Native American Indian look or perhaps a Aztec look (even though the Aztecs were to the north of Nicaragua in Mexico). These double up as tea light candle holders. The ornaments are signed by Jose Gutierrez, a Nicaraguan potter from the village of San Juan de Oriente. Having said that this is a little rough and could be a knock off.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2016
MADE FROM: clay
MADE IN: Nicaragua
MANUFACTURER: Jose Gutierrez
DIMENSIONS:16cm tall, 8cm wide (each)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nicaragua
ITEM: Whistle
NOTES: A beautifully detailed ornament that doubles as a two hole whistle. You blow air in through the tail and change pitch by opening and closing holes on the birds back. The bird depicted is a Nicaraguan keel-billed Toucan I think. Nifty though my mastery of the instrument is limited. There is a story behind the “Nicaraguan Bird Whistle” rise to tourist trinket: they are locally made and they help feed local underprivileged children. They are made around the Granada town area by Heliberto & Family Handcrafted Ceramics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPZgdtoFqIE
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2016
MADE FROM: clay
MADE IN: Nicaragua
MANUFACTURER: Heliberto & Family Handcrafted Ceramics
DIMENSIONS: 9cm long , 8cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Magnific Rock, Popoyo , Nicaragua
ITEM: Hat
NOTES: Magnific Rock is a point located in Popoyo, Nicaragua. Popoyo is a small beach town in the Tola municipality of the Rivas district of Nicaragua. On top of Magnific Rock is perched the Magnific Rock Hotel which overlooks Nicaragua’s premier surf break and one Central America’s top surfing destinations, hence the depiction of the hotel, the seabirds, the beach and the lonely(?) surfer. It is sunny, you will probably need a hat. The hotel link is here: http://magnificrockpopoyo.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/MagnificRock/
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2016
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: adult .
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nicaragua
ITEM: Religious
NOTES: A colourful cross from Nicaragua with vivid drawings of village life. Vivid and appealing.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2012
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Nicaragua
MANUFACTURER: Handmade
DIMENSIONS: 24cm high , 18.5cm across