Cochiti Pueblo Pottery Female Seated Figurine [SOLD]

Josephine Arquero is a daughter of Damacia Cordero and sister to Martha Arquero, Marie Laweka and Gloria Herrera, all of whom are recognized potters.  Josephine specializes in figurative pottery—mostly storytellers, nacimientos, and animals.  She dresses her human figures in traditional clothing.

This seated female is wearing a polka dot pattern dress with a shawl across her shoulders and overlapping in front.  She has white buckskin moccasins and leggings with black soles.  Her hair is tied up in a chonga in the back.  Arquero uses very dark black guaco paint for a bold effect.

A pottery figurine of a standing male drummer with a drum, also by Arquero, would make a wonderful companion to this figurine.  It is our Item Number #C3288J (see below) and is shown below as a related item.

Condition: original condition

Provenance: from a gentleman in California

Recommended Reading:  The Pueblo Storyteller by Barbara Babcock