Male Storyteller with Two Children [SOLD]

Manuel Vigil is probably the best-known potter of the 20th century from Tesuque Pueblo. He learned to make pottery by the age of seven by watching his mother make pottery. He specialized throughout his career in making figurine pieces. He is credited with being the first Native American to make Nacimientos (Nativity sets). Pueblo dance figures were a favorite of his. Later, he made storyteller figurines.

In his storyteller figurines, he painted them, after firing them, with acrylic paints, and he glued rabbit fur to their heads for hair. This storyteller figurine is typical of those he made in the later part of his career. It is in excellent condition.

Recommended Reading: Pueblo Indian Pottery: 750 Artist Biographies,(click here to view details of book) by Gregory Schaaf. 2000. CIAC Press. (Available from Adobe Gallery)