Female Figure

Storyteller

2024-10-7

From: United States of America | New Mexico | Cochiti Pueblo

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2024-10-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Cochiti
Provenience United States of America | New Mexico | Cochiti Pueblo
Culture Area Cochiti
Creator Ramus R. Suina
Date Made 1985
Section American
Materials Ceramic
Technique Polychromatic
Iconography Storyteller
Description

Seated female storyteller figure, painted in white, black, and orage. Ten children are seated on her lap and legs. Six children are held in her arms. Five children are on her back and shoulders. The artist's name, date, and pueblo are painted in white on the bottom of the figure.

Height 30.48 cm
Width 17.14 cm
Depth 21.59 cm
Outside Diameter 0 cm
Credit Line Donated by Jan L. Bernstein, Esq., C79, in honor of Joan and James H. Bernstein, W52, 2024

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