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This male and female pottery figurine couple was obviously made as a pair and has been together since probably the mid-1970s when they were likely made.  Neither of the figurines is signed with the name of the maker but they were shown to Cochiti Pueblo potter Virgil Ortiz who said he believes they were made by Aurelia Suina.

Each of the figurines is dressed in traditional pueblo clothing.  The female is wearing the traditional pueblo dress that is over one shoulder and under the other.  It is cinched at the waist with a woven sash.  She is wearing traditional brown moccasins, a necklace and bracelets on both arms.  He is wearing a button-up shirt, also cinched at the waist with a woven belt.  He has on traditional moccasins, a red headband and jewelry on both wrists and a nugget necklace with jaclas.

Condition:  It is our speculation that these date to the 1970s and both figurines are in excellent structural condition with no evidence of repair of any kind.  There are a few scratches here and there but nothing of great significance.

Provenance: from a client in Scottsdale, AZ

Recommended Reading:  Clay People: Pueblo Indian Figurative Traditions by Jonathan Batkin

Subject: Cochiti Pueblo Male and Female Pottery Figurines
Artist / Potter: Aurelia Suina (1911 -?)
Category: Figurines
Origin: Cochiti Pueblo
Medium: clay, pigment
Size: 9-1/2" tall
Item # C3392