Cochiti Pueblo Figure on Turtle By Buffy Cordero Suina

Late 20th Century

4" H x 5.5" L

Hand Built Clay Turtle with Rider on His Back Signed Buffy Cordero Suina on the Bottom

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Elizabeth "Buffy" Cordero Suina (b. 1969, Cochiti Pueblo) is a granddaughter of the renowned Helen Cordero (1915–1994), who revived and popularized Cochiti figurative pottery, especially the Storyteller tradition in the 1960s. Buffy learned pottery-making by observing her famous grandmother Helen and her father, George Cordero. Her work often follows family styles, featuring expressive figures with children, animals, and cultural motifs. She has produced storytellers and animal figures like turtles.