Gallery Seven - MICHOACAN CLAY ART From cocuchas to pineapple art; pre-Hispanic replicas to stone-burnished, handpainted towers of perfectly formed spheres-- the hands of 10,000 potters in Purepucha villages throughout Michoacan, most living in dirt-floored Troje houses, transform clay into an art form that has survived centuries of time. In Michoacan, there is a village that makes cocuchas, a village tht makes pineapple art, a village that makes a certain form of burnished clay pots, a village that makes black pottery, and so on. The state and regional concorsos (competitions) ferret out the best, samples of which are showcased below. It is not possible to showcase all of the clay art available in Michoacan. Let us know what design styles appeal to you and we will take you to the next level, showing you more options of similar designs. Note: The cocuchas showcased here are magestic giants, up to 200 cm, that only one family is able to create because of the complexity involved in working with these giant "ollas".