Jemez Pueblo Handmade Pottery Storyteller by Alma Maestas

Since 1982, Bryans Gallery has represented exceptional artistry of the Southwest and the Eight Northern Pueblos. We have estate and contemporary paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, rugs and baskets. Some of the finest rare examples of Southwestern American Indian arts and craft can be found in our gallery, a brick and mortar building at 121 Kit Carson Road in Taos, New Mexico. Our staff is knowledgeable and friendly.

Grandfather Storyteller with six babies, handmade and hand painted, by renowned Jemez Pueblo potter Alma Maestas. Pprox: 8 1/2 x 6.

1941 learned the art of pottery making from her mother at age seven. She made her first storyteller in 1969, just a few years after Helen Cordero invented the form, so she can be considered as one of the first generation of pueblo potters to make storytellers. Her work is featured on the cover of the third edition of the book, Pueblo Stories and Storytellers, and is in the permanent collection of the Smithsoian Muesem. The item "Jemez Pueblo Handmade Pottery Storyteller by Alma Maestas" is in sale since Thursday, March 20, 2014. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Pottery". The seller is "mbsteger" and is located in Taos, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.

Artisan: Alma Maestas
Origin: Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico
Tribal Affiliation: Jemez Pueblo
Country of Manufacture: United States
Signed: Signed