Metalwork, Goldsmithing and Jewelry
It covers all casting, carving, chiseling and hammering techniques.
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It covers all the techniques of casting, carving, chiseling and hammering that are practiced in Michoacán in various forms and with the production of various objects of great artistic value, having the greatest representation of metal work with hammered copper and goldsmithing in the large number of workshops that exist in the town of Santa Clara del Cobre, without leaving aside the blacksmithing tradition of San Felipe de los Herreros with its forge work or the jewelry of the eastern region, including Huetamo, Cherán, Uruapan and Pátzcuaro.
The copper workers have sought to diversify production in response to the requirements of modern consumption, hence the appearance of tinned, silvered and polished pieces. It is possible to appreciate among the copper craftsmanship hammered, chiseled and embossed objects, being the hammering the characteristic technique of Michoacán, in which the blows must be precise and impeccable in the use of the hammer in order not to deform the piece.
Long before the arrival of the Spaniards to Mexican lands, Mesoamericans were already manufacturing copper objects.
Archaeological findings in Tzintzuntzan and constant discoveries of copper utensils, made by peasants when plowing the land, prove the existence of metalworking activity in Michoacán.
The copper artisans have preserved the traditional technique and a family organization, in which they employ apprentices.
The workshop is a small production unit that functions as both a workshop and a school.
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