Storyteller Sculpture
Heather SunRhodes (N. Arapaho/Jemez), 1993
Ceramic, slip, commercial paint (acrylic)
On loan courtesy of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.93.72.4 4
Storyteller Sculpture
Heather SunRhodes made this storyteller at the age of 12. She learned by watching
her mother, Rose Pecos-SunRhodes, and grandmother, Carol Pecos. From them,
she learned the tradition of digging the clay from the earth.Says her mother,
"Clay is a gift from Mother Earth, and like her gifts, it is sacred."
Storyteller under Sunny Skies
Rose Pecos-SunRhodes (Jemez), 1989
Ceramic, wood, slip, commercial paint (acrylic)
On loan courtesy of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.93.72.1.1-.33
Storyteller under Sunny Skies
What do you hear in your mind when you look at this storyteller? The storyteller's
voice, perhaps in song; the chatter of children; maybe the nature around them?
Or are the children quiet, listening to the story? The storyteller is passing
traditions to these children, even to the baby in the cradleboard. Notice
how some of the children are wearing cowboy hats and some are in traditional
dress.
Storyteller Sculpture
Carol Pecos (Jemez), 1993
Ceramic, slip
Storyteller Sculpture
There was conflict in the village and the people were angry.Suddenly, a giant
turtle appeared in the village.The children and elders climbed on the turtle's
back and the turtle carried them to safety. When everything was peaceful in
the village, the turtle brought all of the children and elders back.
Carol Pecos (Jemez)
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Click on individual objects for more exploratory text. Storytellers Carol Pecos (Jemez), 1992 Telling stories and working with clay are two traditions that many Southwestern Native American cultures have done for centuries. Today, these two things have merged in the storyteller doll, which usually is a figure surrounded by children. Making pottery and telling stories are family traditions in the Pecos family. The storytellers featured here are by Carol Pecos (Jemez), her daughter Rose Pecos-SunRhodes (Jemez) and Rose's daughter Heather SunRhodes (Jemez/Arapaho). The traditions were passed down to them from Carol's mother, Louisa Toledo (Jemez), who learned from her mother, and so on. Can you think of a tradition in your family that you learned from a parent, who also learned from a parent, and so on?
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