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VINTAGE EARLY COCHITI STORYTELLER-SEFERINA ORTIZ-1931-2007) SGND-RARE FIND!

$ 976.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Repairs on 2 arms and 1 leg of storyteller and from bottom of boy.....most unusual early and rare storyteller!
  • Tribal Affiliation: Cochiti
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Artisan: Serefina Ortiz

    Description

    VINTAGE EARLY AND RARE COCHITI STORYTELLER BY POTTER SEFERINA ORTIZ(1931-2007). SIGNED, 'SEFERINA ORTIZ, COHITI PUEBLO.
    PLEASE NOTE:  THE BEADWORK ON THE STORYTELLER IS EXCEPTIONAL AND MAY BE ONE OF THE RAREST STORYTELLERS WITH BEADWORK.
    STORYTELLER IS APPROX. 8 1/4" HIGH X 4 1/2" DEEP X 4" AT WIDEST POINT. BOY IS APPROX. 3 1/2" HIGH X 2" DEEP X 1 1/2" AT WIDEST POINT.
    PHOTOS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY FROM ITEM. SUCH AS...THE HAIR IS BLACK.
    SEFERINA ORTIZ LEARNED THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF MAKING POTTERY FROM HER MOTHER, LAURENCITA HERRARA. IN CREATING HER PIECES, SEFERINA FOLLOWED HER MOTHER'S LEAD AND MADE MOSTLY STORYTELLERS, ANIMAL FIGURES AND STANDING HUMAN FIGURES.
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    SEFERINA ORTIZ'S STORYTELLER IS A RARE FIND AND A TREASURE.
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    DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY!
    NO
    INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING!
    ITEM WILL BE MAILED PRIORITY MAIL(PAID BY BUYER).
    ALL
    PACKAGES WILL BE HANDLED WITH SPECIAL CARE.
    BUYER MUST NOTIFY SELLER AND PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS!
    I WILL LEAVE FEEDBACK ONCE ITEM IS DELIVERED.
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