Rita Banada Lewis of Cochiti Pueblo was married to Ivan Lewis, a son of noted potter Lucy M. Lewis of Acoma Pueblo.  Together they started making bowls and animal figurines around 1971 and storyteller figurines around 1973.  This is a female storyteller figure.  She is holding a single child.  The figure is made from native clay and painted with bee-weed and red clay slip.  She is wearing a black manta or traditional dress.  Note the details in the necklace, bracelet, and shirt the child is wearing.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is signed on the bottom, “Rita Lewis”.