Description: This storyteller pottery figurine from Isleta Pueblo potter Stella Teller is her style representing a Diné woman with 2 children. One carries a Navajo bowl and one is sitting with his prized lamb. The Dine woman is wearing the traditional turquoise necklace. These special details make Stella's pieces highly collectible and a great additional to any collection of American Indian art. Stella has made storyteller figurines in the guise of Hopi women, Diné women and pueblo women of New Mexico. A unique pottery form, storytellers celebrate the Pueblo tradition of passing down stories orally, usually depict as an elder surrounded by many children, artists often time will also use animals within their pieces to depict the same meaning and highlight the importance of caring and nurturing those around you. Stella Teller’s pottery is distinguished from traditional Isleta Polychrome wares by its distinctive colors, which she says are all natural. The light gray, which has become her trademark, is produced by mixing white clay with manganese. She stone-polishes the white slip and sometimes leaves the buff color in a matte state. This storyteller figurine was made in 1988. Stella J. Teller, Isleta Pueblo PotterStella Teller (b. 1929 ) has a long career of making pottery figurines and has consistently won prizes for them since she made her first storyteller figurine in 1978, the same year Adobe Gallery opened its doors in Old Town Albuquerque. Her great-grandmother, Marcellina Jojola, her grandmother, Emeklia Lente Carpio, and her mother, Felicita Jojola, all were potters. Teller began working in clay at the age of eight, helping her mother apply slip and polish small pots. She is now a full-time potter creating figurines and pottery in her studio at Isleta Pueblo. This beautiful piece is 5” high x 4” wide and 5” deep. It is in Very Fine condition. Colors are still true. There is some minor paint loss, but no chips, cracks, or repairs.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Maplewood, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-05T10:40:24.000Z
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Culture: Native American: US
