DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Mermaid storyteller with child

NameFigure Group

Maker Rita and Ivan Lewis

CultureCochiti Pueblo

Date1986

Place madeCOCHITI PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA

Mediumceramic

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 3 5/16 in. (16.5 x 8.4 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1987.118.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionHand built ceramic mermaid with small mermaid attached, riding on back. Tan slip with black and orange painting. Scales and fins painted in black. Each figure wears painted orange open vest, nipples painted on vest.see file for long remarks. Makers: Ivan Lewis - pottery, Rita Lewis - painting.