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Storyteller figure; open-mouthed turtle with two children on its back, sitting back-to-back
Storyteller figure; open-mouthed turtle with two children on its back, sitting back-to-back
Object Number 2011.16.55
Display Title Storyteller figure; open-mouthed turtle with two children on its back, sitting back-to-back
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic turtle with two opposing figures on its back, black and red slip on white
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Artist Seferina Ortiz
Culture
  • Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Sandoval County / Cochiti
Materials Clay Slip
Dimensions Overall: 12.9 x 14.2 x 11.2 cm (5 1/16 x 5 9/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.16.55 / Serefina Ortiz / Cochiti, N.M.
Credit Line Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector Dr. Paul R. Lurie
Collector Barbara Lurie
Donor Donated by Dr. Paul R. Lurie (6/27/2011)

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