Acoma Pueblo Storyteller Pottery Doll By S.L. Stevens

Late 20th Century

5.25" H x 2.625" L x 2.875" W

Hand Crafted from White Clay of a Standing Adult in a Dress with Three Kids NM

In Good Condition with  One Child on the Back with a Broken Leg and the Other Child on the Back with a Broken Arm

Sharon “Butterfly or Turquoise” Stevens, born 1960 at Acoma Pueblo (Sky City), New Mexico. She is a member of the Bear Clan. Training and style: She learned traditional methods from her grandmother Lolita Garcia and mother Rosita Stevens. She gathers and prepares local clay and natural pigments, hand-coils pieces (often larger ollas for more design space), paints with yucca brushes, and fires them. Favorite motifs include turtleback (for long life) and lizards (for good luck). Pieces are signed S.L. Stevens accompanied by a bear paw symbol representing her clan.