Drummer

NameFigure

Artist or maker Helen Cordero (1915 - 1994)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CulturePueblo of Cochiti

Date1969

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

Mediumceramic, slip, wood, cotton

Dimensions11 × 4 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (28 × 12 × 20 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.53.58

Object numberA.1979.53.58

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionHand-Built, Pinched, Coil-Built; Burnished, Slip-Coated Off-White; Ground Fired. Features And Clothing Painted With Red-Brown Slip, Black "Guaco"; Sitting With Legs Crossed, Holds Drum On Left Leg. In Right Hand Holds Drumstick, Skirt With Floral Pattern, Blanket On Left Shoulder, Hollow Mouth.