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
Return to Nahua of Sierra Norte of Pueblla
For more information please contact: info@mexicantextiles.com

Previous page 3 of 4 Next

 

pottery_carranza_05c
 pottery_carranza_07
 pottery_carranza_10
 pottery_carranza_11
 pottery_carranza_12
pottery_carranza_13
 pottery_carranza_14
 pottery_carranza_15
 pottery_carranza_16
 ropa_tipica
The clay is rolled flat and then wrapped around a mold. Smooth and formed. The oven is rustic.