Perdurance of aboriginal earthenware

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The manual production of ceramic ware continued after the incorporation of the Canary Islands to the Crown of Castile in the 15th century and it has, indeed, continued to this day. This ceramic ware is known as traditional ceramics, but authors are divided as to there being any clear link between  aboriginal pottery and traditional ceramics.

Exhibition Room 11 displays a selection of pieces made during the 20th century at different pottery centres on the island of Gran Canaria. The use of this earthenware was widespread among the local population well into the 20th century. The exhibits include items used in the preparation of food (bowls) and cooking (pots, chestnut and coffee bean roasters, etc), as tableware (dishes, drinking vessels) or for storage.