1970s Vintage Tarahumara Indian Pottery Jars- Set of 2

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The Tarahumara Indians live in the remote regions of the Sierra Madre Mountains in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
Some … more The Tarahumara Indians live in the remote regions of the Sierra Madre Mountains in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
Some Tarahumara live in caves, others inhabit houses made of stone, planks, and poles, built high in canyons of the Sierra Madres. It is a way of life that has changed little over centuries.

Their Native American style pottery is utilitarian and often primitive and represents a craft that Native potters have made for centuries. Created by the pinch and coil method, Tarahumara Indian pots are made by hand without a wheel. The pot is formed by hand coiling clay for the shape of the vessel, then polished with a smooth stone. less