Native American Storytellers

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Emily Fragua Tsosie has been an active Jemez Pueblo potter since 1963 working with storytellers, clowns, corn maidens and clowns. She is the sister of Caroline Fragua Gachupin, Clifford Fragua, Bonnie Fragua, Chris Fragua and has many other siblings that are potters. She was taught to work with clay by her mother, Grace L. Fragua, and her grandmother, Emilia Loretto. She has received awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market, the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show, and the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial.

At left, top, is a wonderful piece by Emily that measures 6.75 inches tall with 6 children - beautifully done. Your price $285 ~ Item #ST307.

The storyteller at right is 6.5 inches tall with three children, a butterfly and a pot. Your price $195 ~ Item #ST314

Emily's work has been published American Indian Art Magazine, SWAIA Quarterly, Indian Market Magazine, "Storytellers & Other Figurative Pottery" by Congdon-Martin; Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery" and Gregory Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery".

This is a beautiful and joyful storyteller (left, bottom) measuring 6 inches tall with four children all wrapped in a blanket. Your price $160 ~ Item #ST315.

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Clayton Lucero is another member of the Lucero Family creating a beautiful piece with solid colors, creative and well executed graphics. No personal biographic materials available at this time. This piece measures 4 inches tall with great detail.

Your price $90 ~ Item # ST286

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Chris Fragua is from Jemez Pueblo and has been an active potter since 1985 working primarily with storytellers and clowns. She was taught to create traditional pueblo pottery by her mother, Grace L. Fragua. Her siblings include potters Bonnie Fragua, Emily Fragua Topside, Felicia and Carol Fragua. Chris's work is presented at The Indian Craft Shop, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. and included in "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom, Berger and Schiffer's "Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery", and several other publications.

This is one of Chris's famous singing Santas with four singers, presents and an olla. This should get everyone in the spirit when Christmas comes this year. He measures 8 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your price $310 ~ Item #ST220.

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Joyce Lucero created these great storytellers. She is from Jemez Pueblo, Fire Clan, and has been making storytellers for over 20 years. She was taught by Mary Lucero, her mother, who is also very well known for her storytellers.

Storyteller at top, right, measures 3.5 inches tall with two children. Your price $100 - Item #ST185

Joyce's work is presented at The Indian Craft Shop, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. and included in "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom, Berger and Schiffer's "Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery", and several other publications. We thoroughly enjoy her work particularly the expressions on the children's faces which have a great deal of variety - each child is an individual and a full spectrum of moods and emotions are portrayed.

The storyteller at left measures 4 inches tall with 5 children - Your price $180 - Item #ST227

The next to bottom storyteller at right feature five children and measures 6 inches tall.
Your price $210 ~ Item #ST302 SOLD

At left, is a Joyce Lucero storyteller with 4 children. It measures 5.5 inches tall. Your price $195 ~ Item #ST303 SOLD

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