Cochiti Pottery Storyteller Figurine with 2 Children [SOLD]

Damacia Cordero was a legend from Cochiti Pueblo. Her storyteller figurines and animal creations were unlike any other potter's work. This storyteller figurine, possibly a male, has the elongated torso, short legs, big ears, protruding nose and flat face of her traditional style.

Touches of red paint were used for the mouths and nostrils of the three, for the concha belt and for the belt tying the chonga hairstyle on the adult. The adult has a design on his back that resembles a vest but it does not extend to the front as a vest would. The figurine is signed in pencil Damacia Cordero.

Condition:  original condition

Provenance:

- ex Adobe Gallery, 2007, from a Santa Fe author

- ex collection of a California collector

Recommended Reading: The Pueblo Storyteller by Barbara Babcock