• Format/Object name:

    Storyteller figure

  • Date created:

    1970

  • Artists/Makers:

    Seferina Ortiz, Cochiti Pueblo, 1931-2007

  • Place:

    Cochiti Pueblo, Cochiti Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)

  • Media/Materials:

    Pottery, paint, glass bead/beads, thread

  • Techniques:

    Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted, strung

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Bonne Gems Indian Arts (Albuquerque, New Mexico) in 1970; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

  • Dimensions:

    16 x 11.5 x 24 cm

  • Catalog number:

    25/9781

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