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Object Number
2011.16.57
Display Title
Storyteller figure with four children, two in arms, two on lap; one lap child holding pot; signed T. Decora / Cochiti, N. M. Also corn and rain? symbols
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ceramic seated female figure, open mouthtwo children on lap, two children in her arms, one separated
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Teresa Decora
Culture
- Cochiti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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New Mexico
/
Sandoval County
/
Cochiti
Materials
Clay Slip
Dimensions
Overall: 12.3 x 5.8 x 9.6 cm (4 13/16 x 2 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.57 / T. Decora / Chochiti, 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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