Judy & Robert Abeyta are excellent carvers and the creations - sculptures, fetishes are exceptional.
The Corn Maiden is made from strawberry alabaster with accents of turquoise, red coral.
The corn maiden approximately: 24 x 16 in size. The weight is 8 pounds, the sculpture was purchased in Santa Fe
from Shush Yaz. It is signed on back. it is an original.
VINTAGE EARLY AND RARE COCHITI STORYTELLER BY POTTER SEFERINA ORTIZ(1931-2007). SIGNED, 'SEFERINA ORTIZ, COHITI PUEBLO.
PLEASE NOTE: THE BEADWORK ON THE STORYTELLER IS EXCEPTIONAL AND MAY BE ONE OF THE RAREST STORYTELLERS WITH BEADWORK.
STORYTELLER IS APPROX. 8 1/4" HIGH X 4 1/2" DEEP X 4" AT WIDEST POINT. BOY IS APPROX. 3 1/2" HIGH X 2" DEEP X 1 1/2" AT WIDEST POINT.
PHOTOS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM ITEM. SUCH AS...THE HAIR IS BLACK.
SEFERINA ORTIZ LEARNED THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF MAKING POTTERY FROM HER MOTHER, LAURENCITA HERRARA. IN CREATING HER PIECES, SEFERINA FOLLOWED HER MOTHER'S LEAD AND MADE MOSTLY STORYTELLERS, ANIMAL FIGURES AND STANDING HUMAN FIGURES.
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SEFERINA ORTIZ'S STORYTELLER IS A RARE FIND AND A TREASURE.
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