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Seferina Ortiz (Shaht'ey mitz or A Name For a Lady) (Cochiti Pueblo, 1931-2007)
Native American, Cochiti Pueblo
1985
Object Place: Cochiti, New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
23.2 x 13.1 x 20.7 cm (9 1/8 x 5 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession Number1985.455
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionLarge male figure with seven smaller figures attached, polychrome.
Signed
On bottom of proper left foot in script: Seferina Ortiz / Cochiti Pueblo / 1985
Provenance1985, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 1985)