This type Oaxacan red clay olla originally was used to dry corn. It would also make a great decorative piece. Handmade in Oaxaca by Las Mujeres del Barro Rojo, the Women of the Red Clay.
The intense red color is achieved by combining red and yellow clay that the women mine in the hillside. The women make the pieces by hand without the use of molds or a pottery wheel. It takes them about 10 days to finish each piece.
