POTTERY STORYTELLER BY ROSE PECOS (JEMEZ)
$3,400.00
SKU
51165216
Pottery storyteller with 11 children by Rose Pecos (Jemez)
The art form of the contemporary pottery storyteller figure has a specific origin. In the 1950's, Cochiti potter Helen Cordero (1915- 1994), along with many others, was making figures called "Singing Mothers"; seated female figures with open mouths and clinging children. Although this figure is immensely popular now, it was not considered originally a "storyteller" figure. It wasn't until 1964, when Helen modeled her grandfather in this pose that the storyteller figure was created. According to Helen, she "believes that the true storyteller is a male figure and that female figures are properly called 'Singing Mothers.'" (Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery, Condone-Martin) Now the term Storyteller is a generic one for all figures of this style and includes other characters such as clowns and all types of animals- nearly any adult figure which is surrounded by children. Storyteller figures are now made by many different tribes and enjoyed by collectors all over the world.
measurements: 11 1/2" tall (heightest point of umbrella) x 10 1/2" long x 11" wide
The art form of the contemporary pottery storyteller figure has a specific origin. In the 1950's, Cochiti potter Helen Cordero (1915- 1994), along with many others, was making figures called "Singing Mothers"; seated female figures with open mouths and clinging children. Although this figure is immensely popular now, it was not considered originally a "storyteller" figure. It wasn't until 1964, when Helen modeled her grandfather in this pose that the storyteller figure was created. According to Helen, she "believes that the true storyteller is a male figure and that female figures are properly called 'Singing Mothers.'" (Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery, Condone-Martin) Now the term Storyteller is a generic one for all figures of this style and includes other characters such as clowns and all types of animals- nearly any adult figure which is surrounded by children. Storyteller figures are now made by many different tribes and enjoyed by collectors all over the world.
measurements: 11 1/2" tall (heightest point of umbrella) x 10 1/2" long x 11" wide