Native American Acoma Made Male Storyteller with Eight Children--Vintage

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1990s Native American Acoma Made Storyteller with Eight Children by Ethel Shields (1926-2021)

Wonderful older male storyteller by Ethel Shields from Acoma, NM. This man is singing stories to the children, telling the history of the Acoma people and the Great Spirits that watch over all people. The storyteller is an adaptation of centuries-old creations in figurine pottery. Cultural traditions and values have historically been passed on by tribal elders through songs and stories geared to teaching the young. It is in these delightful representations that the intense love of the Native American Indians for their children is most clearly shown. One of these children sits with a bowl filled with balls of dough to be baked after the storytelling is complete.