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Cocuchas Pottery

Cocuchas pottery comes from the remote Purepecha Indian village of Cocucho in the Mexican state of Michoacan. This distinctive art form is unique to the village of Cocucho,and a "Cocucha vessel is easily recognized as such. There is no other like it. These native artists use a primitve African technique taught to their village by the Catholic Church 300 years ago. Cocuchas Pottery is hand formed, charcoal fired, and splashed with a corn meal solution to create the primitive yet refined surfaces for which they are known. The size, shape and surface of each piece is totally controlled by the hand and eye of the artist without the use of a wheel, mold or other mechanical device.

EACH PIECE IS DATED AND SIGNED BY THE ARTIST

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