Cochiti Pueblo Storyteller Pottery Doll By Snowflake Flower

ca. 1992 

4.25" H x 2.75" L x 2.25" W

Hand Built from Clay of an Adult in a Sitting Position with Her Mouth Open Holding a Small Child N.M.

From a Private Colorado Collection

In Very Good Condition

Snowflake Flower (also known as Stephanie C. Rhoades or Stephanie Rhoades, born Stephanie Cordero in 1931) was a respected Cochiti Pueblo potter from New Mexico, celebrated for her traditional storyteller pottery dolls (figurines) and other clay sculptures.

Cochiti Pueblo is famous for reviving the storyteller tradition in the 1960s, pioneered by Helen Cordero. These figures typically show a seated adult (often with an open mouth, as if singing or telling stories) surrounded by smaller children on their lap, arms, or shoulders. The style draws from Pueblo oral storytelling heritage. Snowflake Flower carried on this tradition, expanding it with animal storytellers (like coyotes, frogs, owls, or bears) and other whimsical or cultural figures.