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| Casas Grandes Pottery is made in the Casas Grandes Valley of Chihuahua, Mexico, approximaely 180 miles south
of El Paso, Texas. Casas Grandes was inhabited by the PAQUIME culture, known for their unique pottery, which was
distributed widely until the 1340s A.D., when the tribe unexplainably abandoned their sophisticated city. About 60
years ago, Casas Grandes natives from the Ortiz family began to study the style and technique of the PAQUIME
artisans, seeking out the same materials as the ancient civilization. The Ortiz family continued to expand on the
original designs, creating their own distinct polychrome and burnished black pottery. Their pieces are
characteristically round bottomed and painted using human hair brushes with liquid clays and other natural minerals. Once painted, they fire the pots outside in dried cow chips, which burn quickly. |
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