Native American Storytellers
Because so much pottery in Taos Pueblo was made to be “used”, rather than collected, potters only began signing their products in recent decades. Each pottery maker had a recognizable style, so it was unnecessary for signatures to identify who made a piece of piece of Taos Pueblo. This storyteller, which we acquired at the Mirabel Shop on the Taos Pueblo in 2002, is in keeping with that tradition.
Taos Pueblo Mirabel pottery storyteller in macaceous clay . 6 1/2" x 8"~ Pi93S
$230.00
Native American Taos Pueblo pottery storyteller in micaceous Pueblo clay attributed to Margaret Mirabel.
This austere storyteller figure and three children is typical of the pottery from Taos Pueblo in Northern New Mexico. Taos Pueblo is one of, if not the oldest, continually occupied multi-residence structures in the United States. Archeologists estimate its origin to the 1300s. This ranks it with Acoma’s Sky City for continuous occupancy.
For most of its history, Taos Pueblo potters have created pots, bowls and figural pottery from clay speckled with bits of mica. This consistency results in bowls and pots that can be used with little or no tempering. It also results in art works that have a distinctive glitter when left unpainted, whether in Nativity characters or storytellers.
Because so much pottery in Taos Pueblo was made to be “used”, rather than collected, potters only began signing their products in recent decades. Each pottery maker had a recognizable style, so it was unnecessary for signatures to identify who made a piece of piece of Taos Pueblo. This storyteller, which we acquired at the Mirabel Shop on the Taos Pueblo in 2002, is in keeping with that tradition.
6 1/2" x 8" #Pi93
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