Wall, Kathleen – Koshari Clay Figure with Watermelon (2 Pieces)

Kathleen Wall is a daughter of Fannie Loretto and granddaughter of Cari Loretto. She learned to make pottery from her mother and made her first storyteller when she was eight years old.  In addition, she studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.  She has also been awarded the New Mexico Governor’s Award for the Arts (2021) and has been a MIAC Native Treasures Living Treasure (2020).  This koshari clown is coil-built. It is in a sitting position and holding a piece of watermelon.  The watermelon and figure are two separate pieces.  There are corn husks in the figure’s headdress.  It is signed, “Kathleen Wall”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.