Santa Cruz or Emilio Carranza, a Nahua village, this village is one of four pottery producing towns in the Zaulta region of the Sierra Norte of Puebla. The traditional dress includes an embroidered blouse, backstrap woven belt a white skirt and a unique half skirt that wraps around from the back. The slip has crocheted on the bottom while the skirt is embroidery around the hem. Bob Freund 9/4/2006
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water jug 		pottery_carranza_05

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Atole / beans pot
On my second trip to the village I was determined to document the pottery of the town. There are four towns that produce pottery in the district, each does something different. On this page you can see the type of pottery produced here, it is sold all over the region including the markets in Cuetzalan and Zacapoaxtla. Here they make pots and casseroles and molcajetes (for salsa).