Cochiti Standing Male Figurine [SOLD]

This standing male figurine originally had the artist's name in pencil but it is too faint to read.  The only readable part is the date 1971.  It is possibly by Felipa Trujillo, an assumption based on the style of hands and the eyes.

Babcock states that Trujillo began making storyteller figurines in the mid-1960s.  We know that Cordero made the first one in 1964, so Trujillo must not have been far behind her.  Trujillo was one of the seven artists represented in the Museum of International Folk Art exhibit "What is Folk Art?" in 1973.  It seems fairly obvious that Trujillo was one of the earliest potters to make storyteller figurines.  Before storyteller figurines, Trujillo was making other figurines, both human and animal, so it is not unlikely that this male figurine could be one of her creations.

Condition:  the figurine is in original condition

Provenance: from the collection of Katherine H. Rust

Recommended Reading: The Pueblo Storyteller by Barbara A. Babcock