El oficio alfarero de Tlayacapan, Morelos: un legado familiar de saberes técnicos y organizativos

an occupational tradition persists through time and in the collective memory of its creators thanks to several factors. in the case of pottery production in tlayacapan, two elements stand out: first, the importance of specific norms related to social organization -residence, descent and succession- and the learning and continuity of this f orm of artesanal production; and, second, but closely interwoven with the first, a series of technical and work-related changes that are occurring as a result of the emergence of a new form of local ceramic production, ornamental figures. the outcome: traditional products now coexist with new decorative pieces, providing artisans with two types of pottery and two ways of preserving and developing their craft.