Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2020 School for Advanced Research.
Figurine, mudhead
Date: 1997
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 12.5 × 7.5 cm (4 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
Weight: 220.56 g (7.78 oz.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Indian Arts Fund purchase for the permanent collection.
Object Number: SAR.1998-4-1
Not on view
* Please note: Mary Trujillo is Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) and Isleta, but married into Cochiti Pueblo (Leonard Trujillo). She learned how to make Cochiti-style pottery from her mother-in-law, Helen Cordero, and works in that style.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Isleta collection review visit May 2 3, 2022 (Events Record “Collection Review: Isleta Collection Review 2"): This mudhead figurine is made with micaceous clay. There are holes in the eyes and for the mouth to prevent the figurine from exploding while it was fired.
In Collection(s)
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