Jemez Pueblo Storyteller Figure, Artist Caroline Sando

$125.00
This beautiful Storyteller Figure was created by Caroline Sando, a recognized Jemez Pueblo artist. It stands approx. 5 3/4 inches tall, it is approx. 3 inches wide and 4 inches deep. She signed her name in paint and inscribed it in the base of this piece. This storyteller has six (6) children on her lap and a hand coiled ola pot in front of her. She has a painted necklace accented with a real turquoise cabochon. Perhaps she is passing on ancestral techniques for making of these pots to the children in her care, just as she learned from her mother, PIrene Herrera and grandmother, Andrea Tsosie. The piece is in very good condition the paint is clear and crisp, there a small amount of scuffing along one edge appropriate for age and use. Please refer to photos for full perspective.

Storytellers are a testimony to Native American Nations traditions. These first nations do not possess a written form of language and rely on oral education and storytelling to pass history and traditions to future generations. This artist specializes in Jemez Pueblo style storytellers. She uses all natural clays and natural paints to hand make her storytellers. Gathering her own clay from the sacred grounds within the Jemez Pueblo. She cleans, mixes, shapes, paints and fires her pottery the traditional way, outdoors, with cedar wood chips. She accents her dolls with turquoise stones to give them more of a traditional look. Caroline signs her pottery as: Caroline Sando, Jemez.

As always, thank you for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
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This beautiful Storyteller Figure was created by Caroline Sando, a recognized Jemez Pueblo artist. It stands approx. 5 3/4 inches tall, it is approx. 3 inches wide and 4 inches deep. She signed her name in paint and inscribed it in the base of this piece. This storyteller has six (6) children on her lap and a hand coiled ola pot in front of her. She has a painted necklace accented with a real turquoise cabochon. Perhaps she is passing on ancestral techniques for making of these pots to the children in her care, just as she learned from her mother, PIrene Herrera and grandmother, Andrea Tsosie. The piece is in very good condition the paint is clear and crisp, there a small amount of scuffing along one edge appropriate for age and use. Please refer to photos for full perspective.

Storytellers are a testimony to Native American Nations traditions. These first nations do not possess a written form of language and rely on oral education and storytelling to pass history and traditions to future generations. This artist specializes in Jemez Pueblo style storytellers. She uses all natural clays and natural paints to hand make her storytellers. Gathering her own clay from the sacred grounds within the Jemez Pueblo. She cleans, mixes, shapes, paints and fires her pottery the traditional way, outdoors, with cedar wood chips. She accents her dolls with turquoise stones to give them more of a traditional look. Caroline signs her pottery as: Caroline Sando, Jemez.

As always, thank you for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.
This beautiful Storyteller Figure was created by Caroline Sando, a recognized Jemez Pueblo artist. It stands approx. 5 3/4 inches tall, it is approx. 3 inches wide and 4 inches deep. She signed her name in paint and inscribed it in the base of this piece. This storyteller has six (6) children on her lap and a hand coiled ola pot in front of her. She has a painted necklace accented with a real turquoise cabochon. Perhaps she is passing on ancestral techniques for making of these pots to the children in her care, just as she learned from her mother, PIrene Herrera and grandmother, Andrea Tsosie. The piece is in very good condition the paint is clear and crisp, there a small amount of scuffing along one edge appropriate for age and use. Please refer to photos for full perspective.

Storytellers are a testimony to Native American Nations traditions. These first nations do not possess a written form of language and rely on oral education and storytelling to pass history and traditions to future generations. This artist specializes in Jemez Pueblo style storytellers. She uses all natural clays and natural paints to hand make her storytellers. Gathering her own clay from the sacred grounds within the Jemez Pueblo. She cleans, mixes, shapes, paints and fires her pottery the traditional way, outdoors, with cedar wood chips. She accents her dolls with turquoise stones to give them more of a traditional look. Caroline signs her pottery as: Caroline Sando, Jemez.

As always, thank you for stopping by the shop and for your interest in this piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have.