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Figure 11. — Small pottery vessels of the size known as chncheria. The maximum diameter is about 6 cm. 



called an oUa lumbrera. A pot with one handle 

 is an olla de asa. The de a diez is the largest 

 size regularly to have one handle. A pot with 

 two handles is an olla de dos asas. The de a diez 

 is the smallest regularly to have two. Thus, it is 

 seen that the basic terminology has been modi- 

 fied at a number of points, and no two people 

 would agree entirely on the meaning of the 

 secondary terms. Tzintzuntzan appears to be 



unique in Michoacan, if not in all Mexico, for 

 the complexity of terminology. 



Cdntaros are named in an identical manner. 

 Cazuelas follow the basic system, in terms of 

 former value expressed in reales, but the larger 

 and smaller ones have distinctive names. Never- 

 theless, all sizes have their corresponding ollas 

 and cdntaros. The de a dos cazuela is a guajo- 

 lotera, from guajolote, turkey, so called because 



