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Enconchado

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A decorative technique using inlaid shell pieces, often combined with lacquered wood, tempera, and resin, characteristic of colonial Mexican artistic production that blends Asian and Indigenous techniques.

AP course connection

Topic 3.3: 3.3 Materials, Processes, and Techniques in Early European and Colonial American Art

Unit 3

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