Pottery Figurine

Artist Seferina Ortiz 1931 Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico - 2007 Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico

Date1978

Mediumceramic

Dimensions11 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (29.2 × 16.5 × 11.4 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Grant

Object numberPC1979.67.1

DescriptionA ceramic sculpture depicting a standing man. The man looks forwards with his hands in front of his torso. He has a joyful expression with an open mouth. His hair is black and short, and he has a red bandana wrapped around his head. He wears a long-sleeve, collared shirt with vertical stripes and red dots. A concho belt, composed of circular medallions, is around his waist. On his feet, the man wears red moccassins with patterned cuffs and black soles.

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