Storyteller Figure
Artist
Maxine Toya
(born 1948 Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico; lives Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico)
Date1971-2022
Mediumoxidation fired clay with pigment
Dimensions8 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 9 in. (21 × 14 × 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsCeramic
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the estate of Ruth and Sidney Schultz
Object numberPC2022.44.102
DescriptionA ceramic storyteller figure seated with her feet extended forward. Five sculpted children and a dog sit in the storyteller's lap, with one of the children holding two swaddled infants in her arm. Two additional children climb on the storyteller's shoulders.On View
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