Mata Ortiz

This is a little town outside of Colonia Juarez. It was named after one of the revolutionaries in the Mexican Revolution. There is a man there named Juan Quezada who figured out how the Pauquimeans made their pots and what sort of designs they do. Now, they are world famous in that town for making those pots. Everything is done by hand and is done naturally. The pigments used to paint the pots come from rocks crushed up. I was able to get a couple of pots. If anyone is interested, let me know. The top picture is a little old lady that followed us around in Mata Ortiz. The rest of the pictures are some of the designs used on the ancient pots.