DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Creche Scene

NameFigure Group

Artist or maker Helen Cordero (1915 - 1994)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CulturePueblo of Cochiti

Date1963 - 1965

Place madeCochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumceramic, slip

Dimensions11 13/16 × 11 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (30 × 30 × 30 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.53.56V

Object numberA.1979.53.56V

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

Description115 Pieces Plus Accessories. Hand-Built, Pinched And Coil-Built. Off-White In Color. Holy Family, 22 Animals, 12 Birds, 7 Pots, 18 Fruit, 8 Angels, 8 Angels, 8 Figures, 3 Buildings, Star And 27 Corn Ears.

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