Artist: Marie Chinana (Jemez Pueblo)
Dimensions: 3" tall X 3 1/4" Long
Description: Beautiful hand pinched Turtle Storyteller from talented potter Marie Chinana! It has traditional designs with acrylic paints and a matte finish! The mother Turtle has a baby on her back and a necklace painted around her neck! Marie processes the natural clay and and hand coils her pottery. She does use both natural & acrylic paints and fires in a kiln. She is a highly skilled painter! She is the daughter of Martha Toya and the sister of Lawrence Toya, Lupita Yepa and John F. Toya. This is a really nice piece!
Purchased directly from Marie!
Artist Bio included!
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