This is a creative storyteller by Marilyn Henderson Ray.  She is known for her intricate storytellers and figurative scenes. This storyteller is from 1996.  It is very interactive with four children, birds, a butterfly, turtles, and a large jar in her hands.  The jar in her hands is painted with a Mimbres lizard.  The children are each very intricately painted with designs on their shirts and hair.  Each of the children is different in motion and design.  It is very tightly painted.  The entire piece is painted with various clay slips.  The storyteller is signed on the bottom, “M. Ray”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It has a blue ribbon from the Pasdena Indian Art Show.

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Ray, Marilyn Henderson

Marilyn Henderson Ray

Marilyn Henderson Ray (b.1954) of Acoma Pueblo has been making pottery since 1966. Her creations, most often storytellers, children at play, nativities, animals, and friendship bowls, are some of the most vibrant, fun and animated figurative pottery. Marilyn was taught the craft of making pottery by her grandmother Dolores Sanchez, and Marilyn is the fifth generation in her family to continue the tradition of pottery making.