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Feats of Clay

Mexico’s pottery traditions

present ample souvenir choices.

BY BETSY SHELDON

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INTERVAL WORLD Fall 2015 IntervalWorld.com

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lay creations have been a part of Mexico’s craft tradition for thousands of years.

The original populations took advantage of regions blessed with soils ideal for

shaping and firing into functional vessels for cooking, carrying, and storing. Then,

with the arrival of the Spanish, new processes were introduced and incorporated

organically into the local clay-working culture. The result? A spectrum of styles

and a pottery-lover’s dream.

Although some ceramic forms come from a specific region or even village, those covered

at right are typically found in gift, handicraft, and souvenir stores throughout Mexico.

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