Seated Black Bear Storyteller with 5 Cubs [SOLD]

Inez, as she now signs her pottery, is a daughter of Seferina Ortiz, sister of Virgil Ortiz and mother of Lisa Holt.  She has remained with traditional designs and shapes much like her mother and unlike that of Virgil and Lisa.

Juanita Inez Ortiz (1960- ) Mapuwana has presented this storyteller figurine in the form of a black bear with five cubs.  One cub appears to be drinking from a bottle, one is eating what might be from a bee hive and the other two are just hanging out.  The fifth cub is hanging on while sitting on the adult’s leg.

Condition: very good condition.