Lot 21:
ACOMA POTTERY BEAR STORYTELLER NORMA JEAN
Sold for: $35
Description
Vintage Acoma Pottery Bear Storyteller signed Norma Jean. Norma Jean Ortiz has lived at Acoma Pueblo for most of her life. She supports herself and her daughter by creating pottery in the way her Native American family has been for over 1,000 years. None of Norma Jean’s designs are written down, they are all in her head and each piece is unique.This piece is from the Acoma the story of "The Mother Bear, Her Cubs and the Little Boy.". One day a little boy wandered away from the village and became lost in the mountains. He sat down and started to cry. All the animals heard him and they went to see why he was crying. He explained he didn’t remember his way back to the village. So the animals invited him to stay with the Mother Bear and her cubs. The little boy grew up playing and wrestling with them. To this day you can hear them playing in the mountains.3"x2.50"x3". Weight 12 oz. PROVENANCE: A Charleston SC Private Collection
Condition: good
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