Juan Mata Ort z is a small village of potters and cowboys in Northern Chihuahua. About 30 years ago, an unschooled artistic genius, Juan Quezada, taught himself how to make earthenware jars in a method used hundreds of years ago by prehistoric inhabitants. Now, his works are known worldwide and over 300 men, women and children in the village of under 2000 make decorative wares. Much of the polychrome and blackware is feather light and exquisitely painted.
Many potters are also cowboys and farmers.
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