Seated Female Cochiti Pueblo Storyteller with 14 Children [SOLD]

I am not familiar with the artist of this storyteller figurine, Louise E. Suina, but she certainly did an excellent job of making and decorating this one.  The intricate apron on the adult is beautifully painted and each of the 14 children is painted to perfection.  The boys are outfitted with a cowboy hat, baseball cap or a traditional headband.  The girls are dressed in traditional pueblo dresses and some carry items in their hands.  Overall, this is an excellent southwest Indian pottery storyteller figurine presentation.  It is signed Louise E. Suina, Cochiti, N.Mex. on the underside.

Condition: very good condition

Recommended Reading:  The Pueblo Storyteller: Development of a Figurative Ceramic Tradition by Barbara Babcock, et al. This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery

Provenance: from the collection of a family from Grand Junction, Colorado