COSTA RICAS OX CARTS ART PROJECT ISPIRACIN The

ISPIRACIÓN • The traditional oxcart, or carreta, is Cos ta Rica’s most famous type

• From the mid-nineteenth century, oxcarts were used to transport coffee beans from

• The tradition of painting and decorating oxcarts started in the early twentieth

• Originally, each region of Costa Rica had its own particular design, enabling

• By the beginning of the twentieth century, flowers, faces and even miniature

CREATIVE PROCESS • Step 1 • Students create from uncolored paper, a rectangle shape

STEP DOS • Divide the body of the cart and wheels into sections with

STEP 3 • Fill patterns with bright colored oil past els if possible to

OUTCOME • The students will really enjoy creating their Costa Rican’s patterned ox carts

MATERIALES: DUE DATE MARCH 14 • Shoe Box or Card stock paper or real

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COSTA RICA’S OX CARTS ART PROJECT

ISPIRACIÓN • The traditional oxcart, or carreta, is Cos ta Rica’s most famous type of craft.

• From the mid-nineteenth century, oxcarts were used to transport coffee beans from Costa Rica’s central valley over the mountains to Puntarenas on the Pacific coast, a journey requiring ten to fifteen days. The oxcarts used spoke-less wheels, a hybrid between the disc used by the Aztec and the spoked wheel introduced by the Spanish, to cut through the mud without becoming bogged down. In many cases, oxcarts were a family’s only means of transport and often served as a symbol of social status.

• The tradition of painting and decorating oxcarts started in the early twentieth century.

• Originally, each region of Costa Rica had its own particular design, enabling the identification of the driver’s origin by the painted patterns on the wheels.

• By the beginning of the twentieth century, flowers, faces and even miniature landscapes appeared beside patterns of pointed stars. Annual contests were arranged to reward the most creative artists and are still held today. • Each oxcart is designed to make its own ‘song’, a unique chime produced by a metal ring striking the hubnut of the wheel as the cart bumped along. Once the oxcart had become a source of individual pride, greater care was taken in their construction, and the best-quality woods were selected to make the best

CREATIVE PROCESS • Step 1 • Students create from uncolored paper, a rectangle shape for the main part of the cart as well as a circle for the wheel.

STEP DOS • Divide the body of the cart and wheels into sections with pencil then color and add strips of paper for decoration. Outline with sharpie all the pencil designs.

STEP 3 • Fill patterns with bright colored oil past els if possible to complete your cart.

OUTCOME • The students will really enjoy creating their Costa Rican’s patterned ox carts to keep them as class souvenirs. But you can always donate it to Sra. Martin for future class visuals…gracias.

MATERIALES: DUE DATE MARCH 14 • Shoe Box or Card stock paper or real wood • Painted Paper (you may color it first)– 6 x 12 inches for body of cart • 4 inch square paper for wheel shape • strips of paper if using construction paper • glue • pencil • black sharpies