Description
Artist: Michelle Paisano
Style: Storyteller (Mudhead)
Pueblo: Laguna, NM
Period: Contemporary
Dimensions: 6.75″ H x 6″ D
Materials: Natural clay indigenous to the area. Mineral pigments.
Traditional handmade Native American Indian Storyteller from Indigenous Pueblos of the Southwest. Guaranteed authentic. Excellent condition.
A Native American storyteller is a traditional Pueblo pottery form that honors the role of elders and ancestors in preserving oral history, legends, and cultural teachings. Originating among the Pueblo peoples, storyteller figures typically depict an elder surrounded by children or community members, symbolizing the sharing of knowledge, wisdom, and tradition through storytelling.
Handcrafted from natural clay using traditional hand-coiling techniques and carefully hand-painted, each storyteller is a unique work of Native American folk art. These figures celebrate the importance of oral tradition in Indigenous culture and serve as enduring symbols of community, education, and cultural continuity.
Highly valued by collectors, storyteller pottery is both an artistic expression and a meaningful representation of Native American heritage within Southwestern art.
