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Seated Pueblo Pottery Koshare Clown Figurine by Nah-Glee-eh-Bah - 25801
Rarely are we able to find pottery sculptures by Elizabeth Abeyta, Navajo artist and daughter of acclaimed painter Narciso Abeyta, and sister of Navajo artist Tony Abeyta. Her sculptures are rarely seen on the market since her untimely death in 2006.
This elegant piece depicts a seated Pueblo Koshare clown leaning back slightly with legs spread out, eyes closed, and arms outspread. He holds a Mudhead Katsina doll in each hand, has one tied around his neck, wears a hieshe necklace and has leather straps on his ankles and wrists. Around his neck is a leather strap that holds a water canteen. On his head he wears the customary clown headdress, normally with horns of untanned sheepskin that are traditionally stuffed with heavy grass and tasseled at the tips with crinkled cornhusk strips. His arms and legs are painted in black stripes as would be on a real Koshare.