▁since ▁the ▁early ▁colonial ▁period . ▁ ▁These ▁items ▁include ▁bow ls , ▁pl ates , ▁pitch ers , ▁v ases ▁and ▁their ▁quality ▁has ▁won ▁awards ▁in ▁both ▁Mexico ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Jew el ry ▁making ▁ ▁Jew el ry ▁making ▁began ▁well ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish , ▁with ▁mines ▁providing ▁supplies ▁of ▁met als ▁and ▁stones . ▁The ▁designs ▁of ▁modern ▁Mexican ▁hand craft ed ▁j ew el ry ▁is ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁both ▁Spanish ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁trad itions . ▁Ind igen ous ▁designs ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁those ▁seen ▁in ▁Mes o amer ican ▁cod ices ▁and ▁artifact s ▁from ▁ar che ological ▁sites . ▁Most ▁of ▁Mexico ’ s ▁fine ▁j ew el ry ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁silver , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁center ▁being ▁Tax co , ▁Gu err ero . ▁A ▁less er ▁known ▁center ▁is ▁San ▁F eli pe ▁del ▁Pro gres o ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁Here ▁traditional ▁Maz ah ua ▁j ew el ry ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁rev ival , ▁especially ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁ear r ings ▁used ▁for ▁Maz ah ua ▁wed d ings , ▁but ▁also ▁bra ce lets ▁and ▁neck laces . ▁In ▁Gu an aju ato , ▁j ew el ry ▁making ▁focus es ▁on ▁cast ▁silver ▁in ▁colonial ▁style ▁often ▁decor ated ▁with ▁images ▁of ▁birds ▁along ▁with ▁glass ▁be ads ▁and ▁p ear ls . ▁▁ ▁In ▁P át z cu aro , ▁art is ans ▁made ▁neck laces ▁and ▁ear r