Trujillo, Mary and Leonard – Storyteller with Four Children (1991)
$ 650.00
Mary Tapia (1937-2021) was originally from Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. She married Leonard Trujillo (1936- 2017) of Cochiti Pueblo. She learned to make storyteller figurines from her mother-in-law, Helen Cordero. Her pieces are in a very traditional Cochiti style. This storyteller is a classic of her style. It is a storyteller with four children. It is painted with wild spinach (black) and red clay slips. The figure has detailed painting on the shirt, especially on the back! It is signed on the bottom, “Mary + Leonard Trujillo”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Definitely a classic of their work!
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