Native American Storytellers

Mary Small (Kal-La-Tee, "New Indian Basket") is from Jemez Pueblo and has been an active potter since the 1950s working with matt polychrome jars, bowls, wedding vases, storytellers and miniatures. She was taught traditional pottery making by her mother Perfectita Toya. Mary has won numerous awards including 1st place at the Santa Fe Indian Market, the Heard Museum Show, the New Mexico State Fair, the Inter-tribal ceremonial, and the Indian Arts & Crafts association Show. Her work is included in "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom; Gregory Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery 2000 Artist Biographies"; Berger and Schiffer's "Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery".

Both Mary and her son Scot create wonderful turtles with real turquoise nuggets on the shells. These are two of Mary's. The one at top, right, is 2.5 inches tall. Your price $95 - Item #ST191

The turtle at bottom, left, is a hair under 3 inches tall. Your price $115 - Item #192

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L. Lupe Lucero created these great Koshare/Clown storytellers. She is of Laguna/Jemez heritage and married into the San Filipe Pueblo. She has been active sine 1971 working with polychrome jars, bowls, figures, Storytellers, Clowns, Mudheads and lizard effigy pots. Carrie R. Loretto (her mother) and Dorothy L. Trujillo (her sister) were her teachers. She has won 1st place at the New Mexico State Fair and has been published many times including in Hayes and Blom "Anasazi to Zuni: Southwestern Pottery"; "Storytellers & Other Figurative Pottery" by Congdon-Martin; Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery" and Gregory Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery". The storyteller at top left is filled with joy and feast as the momma and her six children chow down on one huge watermelon. It measures 8 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Your price $300 ~ Item #ST356. Definitely worth a closer look so click here to see an enlargement.

"Leonora Lucero is one of the Loretto sisters. Her pottery is made from Jemez clays and colors. She participated in the popular movement to create figural pottery in the 1970s and 1980s. She makes Clown Storytellers with corn husk tassels. Often they are feasting on watermelons. Leonora gathers natural clay and fires her figures outdoors in a pit." Dr. Gregory Schaaf

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Beatrice Loretto of Jemez Pueblo created these lovely storytellers. She has been creating storytellers for several years now and this one typifies her style and use of colors. It measures 5 inches tall by 3 inches with blanket as hood and featuring five children holding a basket of corn There is also a large corn design on her blanket.Your price $175 ~ Item #ST300 SOLD

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