Jemez Pueblo Storyteller Corn Figure Pottery Doll By V. Fragua

Late 20th Century

6.375" H x 3" L x 2.5" W

Hand Coiled Corn Figure and Signed V. Fragua Jemez on the Bottom

In Good Condition Leaf Broken and Glued

Virginia Ponca Fragua (also known as V.P. Fragua, V. Fragua, or Ponca Fragua), a Jemez Pueblo potter of the Corn Clan (born 1961), produces traditional pottery that includes storyteller dolls/figures as well as melon-style vessels featuring corn motifs.andreafisherpottery.com She learned pottery-making from her grandmother, Persingula M. Gachupin, and her mother, Lenora G. Fragua. She began actively making and selling work as a teenager. Her pieces are hand-coiled from local clay, shaped, painted with natural pigments, and traditionally fired outdoors (often with cedar). She specializes in melon-style pottery (with carved ribs) and frequently incorporates a corn symbol to reflect her Corn Clan affiliation. Favorite designs include corn plants/cornstalks, feathers, lightning, rain clouds, rainbows, kiva steps, and geometric elements. She has also made buff polychrome and polished red jars, bowls, and storytellers.