Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2020 School for Advanced Research.
Figurine, animal
Date: c. 1970
Artist or Maker: Mary E. Trujillo (b. 1937)
Dimensions:
4.5 × 7 cm (1 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
47.91 g (1.69 oz.)
Medium: clay | paint, slip
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Barbara Latham Cook, 1989.
Object Number: SAR.1989-22-16
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 figurine was made from a single piece of clay. The limbs and head were formed by pulling them from the center/body clay piece. The exterior is slipped red and is stone polished, with white dots applied after. This figurine was likely made for a child. The participants believe this figurine could be a dog or fox.
In Collection(s)
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