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Jemez Storyteller Pottery - Alma Concha

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 450.00 USD
Jemez Storyteller Pottery - Alma Concha
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Jemez Storyteller Pottery - Alma Concha. Signed on the bottom, ''Alma L Concha'' for the artist Alma Concha Loretto Maestas who has been making pottery since 1948. She specializes in Storytellers. She digs her clay from the Jemez Reservation, uses all natural slips from the Laguna Pueblo and fires her pottery in a Kiln. She was taught by her mother Carrie Reid Loretto. She is a member of the Water Clan. She has won awards consistently since 1972 and has been featured in National Geographic magazine. This doll measures 5.5''H x 4''W x 5.5''D.