Keena Clay Pottery 3 Figures Tribal Chief and Women Native American Signed

Description

This is a lot of 3 Native American clay figurines by the artist Keena.  One is a chief, the other two are women.  All are signed.  The following is some information about the artist that can be found on a website:
Keena was born to a Mohawk father and French-Canadian mother in 1949.  She was given up to be adopted and, until she was a young teenager, grew up in an orphanage. She was taken in as a foster child to a strict French-Canadian home.  She always knew she was native although she had never been told this. Keena said she was from the bear tribe. She began working with red clay when she was in her twenties and this small beginning translated into creating a world of colourful figurines in different tribal costumes. A favourite theme of hers was mother and child and she eventually had three children herself. She often incorporated this into her bigger sculptures with other creatures like the wolf, the eagle, the bear and the turtle. She hand-sculpted vases and decorated them with ceramic paints and she created a multitude of multi-faceted masks to ward off evil.
These are in excellent condition from a smoke free home.