Cochiti Pottery Jug with Human Face [SOLD]

Seferina Ortiz was a creative potter and enjoyed a long career of making figurative pottery such as storyteller figurines, human figurines, and animal figurines, but this is the first example of a jug with a human face that I recall seeing from her.  It is signed, but not dated so I don't know what time period she might have made it.

It is a charming jug and the human face is very expressive.  It could be among the rarer items she made.

Condition:  The jug is in excellent condition.

Provenance:  from the collection of Katherine H. Rust

Recommended Reading:  Collections of Southwestern Pottery: Candlesticks to Canteens, Frogs to Figurines by Allan Hays et al. (This is an out of print book but may be available through a book search)