Cochiti Pueblo Two-piece Pottery Family Group [SOLD]

Cochiti Pueblo has a long history of producing figurative pottery. It reached its prime in the last quarter of the 19^th century and the first quarter of the 20^th century. There was a strong revival in the early 1970s with the production of storyteller figurines. Some potters at Cochiti expanded beyond the traditional storyteller figurines. Seferina Ortiz was one of them.

In this case, she made a pueblo family of a mother, father and little girl.  The mother is dressed in the traditional pueblo dress and has a colorful shawl around her shoulders and she wears a pair of white moccasins.  The dad wears an embroidered vest and tan moccasins as well as a headband.  The little girl wears a long colorful skirt and simple blouse. 

Condition:  Both figurines are in excellent condition structurally.  Very minor slip loss on the back of a leg on each figure from removal of masking tape once applied but it is insignificant and on the rear where it doesn't show.

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.  (Note:  This is an out of print book that is no longer available from Adobe Gallery)