Cochiti - Dog Figurine

Cochiti - Dog Figurine

Dog figurine - Red clay; modeled; slip painted; oxidation fired. Dog standing on 4 legs. Polychrome; black and white on red. White slip on body; leaving "negative" red spots on back, tail, ears and nose. Black eyes and toes; black "collar" around neck. Tail has been broken and repaired.
  • Object: Cochiti - Dog Figurine
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: 20th Century
  • Dimensions: 5" long 2 7/8" high
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Cochiti
  • Cultural Context: Cochiti has long been associated with a ceramic figurine tradition, maintaining it, even when other Pueblos gave it up. The popularity of Cochiti figurines, particularly, the "Storyteller", has inspired artists in Pueblos to make figurines again.
  • Donor: Henry, Mrs. Hilda
  • Catalog #: 78.480