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ca. 2001
5.875" H x 8.5" L x 7" W
Hand Coiled Clay Turtle with High Center Turtle Shell with Five indented Bowls at the End of the Shell and Painted in Black and Terracotta Colors Signed Lisa Helt Dated 2001
From a Private Colorado Collection
In Very Good Condition
Juanita Inez Ortiz (1960–2008), who also went by her Native name Mapuwana (Wild Rose), was a highly celebrated Native American potter from the Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico. Known for keeping Cochiti traditions alive through her beautifully crafted figures and animal forms, her turtle pottery pieces are highly collectible examples of traditional Cochiti figurative design.
Condition:
Very Good
Tribe:
Cochiti
Year Range:
2000 - Current
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
5.88 in8.5 in7 in
Category:
Pottery - Turtle Collection
