Stunning vintage j R Gachupin Jemez corn lady circa 1992 very special

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Vintage 7 inch Cornmaiden. Jemez Pueblo circa 1992 signed  J R Cachupin. item 162
Many of the pueblos of New Mexico have a long tradition of clay figurines and effigy vessels. The first contemporary storyteller figure did not appear until 1964 when  Helen Cordero of Cochiti Pueblo created a signing mother figure with many children.
Jemez  Pueblo is a Towa speaking village  known as Walatoa to the residents. Located at the foot of the Jemez Mountains west of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The pueblo produces fine handmade traditionally fired pottery and clay sculpture.