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Big Pueblo STORYTELLER DOLL10 KIDS Mom Has Squash Blossom Necklace Mothers Day

$ 155.76

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Provenance: ARIZONA ESTATE
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Origin: COCHITI PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO
  • Tribal Affiliation: COCHITI, NEW MEXICO
  • SHAPE: CLASSIC STORY TELLER DOLL

    Description

    What a perfect MOTHER'S DAY GIFT!
    OR a great gift for a teacher....
    A Storyteller Doll is a clay figurine made by the Pueblo people of New Mexico. The first contemporary storyteller was made by Helen Cordero of the Cochiti Pueblo in 1964 in honor of her grandfather, Santiago Quintana, who was a tribal storyteller.
    This is a figure of a woman storyteller  The motif is based on the traditional "singing mother" motif which depicts a woman with her mouth open holding multiple children