April 1, 2024
Clown Storyteller Doll signed TerraCotta corn husks
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Clown Storyteller Doll Storyteller dolls are a Native American artistic genre begun in the 1960s among the Pueblos of New Mexico.The traditions are centuries old, but this particular form started then.The clay and paints are all made from the raw materials native to that part of NM - usually near Santa Fe. Hopi artisans stood out among the originators, but Navajo-made dolls are now seen also. The tradition involves the passing down of information, customs, historical content- and just simply storytelling- from the tribal elders to the children. Each "doll" represents an older person with a child or many children climbing about him/her, enjoying the traditional passing on of stories and songs. The "clown" is usually represented showing extreme makeup and characteristic black and white horizontal stripes on his costume. You can see those represented in the child's outfit of this creation while the adult's costume has variations. Both storyteller and child have the usual corn husk decorations in their "hair" - also common to the clown representation. This piece stands @ 5 1/4" tall and is @3 1/2 " at its widest point.It is sitting on its "bottom" with legs outspread - there is no ceramic base . The item is painted in colors of cream, black, dark gray, and the natural terra-cotta coloring of the New Mexico earth. Actual husks of
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