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Cochiti Pueblo 17-piece Pottery Nacimiento, 1972 by Helen Cordero - 25522
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sun, Nov 13th 2016, 2:39pm
In 1972, Helen Cordero made this 17-piece nacimiento for a friend in Albuquerque. The addition of children and puppies to the scene is a Helen Cordero trademark. Her cattle always bear the Cochiti brand. Her people have their eyes closed and mouths open as in all her other figurine pottery. Helen said she made nacimientos the way it is traditional at Cochiti-the clothes they wear, the gifts they bring, and the animals of the pueblo. She never used sheep because there are none at Cochiti.