Description:

Cochiti. Ca. 1890. Hollow pottery standing figure depicted with his right arm amputated at the elbow, and has black dots painted on both arms, possibly representing an event that occurred in 1898-1899, an epidemic of smallpox, that devastated New Mexico Pueblo Indians. Mouth wide open, probably singing. Intact, overall exc. cond. The Cochiti potters' most famous figurines were those made in jest of classes of humans such as circus freaks, Santa Fe merchants, cowboys, Spanish Dons or other men (no female figures?) for whom they could have fun mocking with their figurines. Cochiti Pueblo potters are responsible for providing hundreds of pottery figurines as early as 1880 to satisfy a demand for "Indian curios," a term coined by merchants in Santa Fe for "curiosities." Size: 8-1/8"H. x 4-7/8"W.

Provenance: Blumberg collection, NYC. With sales receipt from Terry DeWald, Tucson, AZ., 9/12/98, inv. # 3568. cf.: https://www.adobegallery.com/art/cochiti-pueblo-singing-male-mono-figurine-circa-1890 https://www.adobegallery.com/art/cochiti-pueblo-mono-historic-pottery-figurine-singer

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