Description
This handcrafted necklace and earring set by Angelina Bailon of Santo Domingo Pueblo is a wonderful combination of traditional Storyteller-making and Santo Domingo Pueblo jewelry.
The standing storyteller necklace features nine story tellers traditionally made with natural clay and paints gathered and processed with in the Pueblo of Santo Domingo. Bailon has also used baby olive shell and sterling silver to finish the necklace and earrings.
Bailon signed the set as AR Bailon.
Details
- Storyteller necklace and earring set handmade by Angelina Bailon (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
- Natural clay with all-natural vegetal and mineral slip and baby olive shell with sterling silver hook-and-eye closure
- Storyteller necklace measures 22 inches long. Each storyteller is 1 1/2” long. The earrings are 1-1/4 inches long
- Comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity
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About the Artist
Bailon is originally from Jemez Pueblo, but married into the Santo Domingo Pueblo where her husband, Ralph, is from. She has been making pottery since 1979. Bailon was taught by her mother, Marie Coriz, and specializes in storytellers, Nativity sets, and necklaces. She signs each piece A & R Bailon.
Collector's Guide
Native American and Pueblo people of the Southwest have been making clay pottery figures since ancient times. Their creation was discouraged by Christian missionaries and the form was not widely practiced in the 16th–19th centuries. Figurative pottery was revived in the 20th century and clay figurines have since become one of the most popular and widely collected Native American art forms.
Storytellers are a type of clay figure that is unique to the Southwest. They were developed by Helen Cordero of Cochiti Pueblo in 1963, and traditionally depict a male elder telling stories to children, all with open mouths. Cordero was inspired by the traditional “Singing Mother” figure often represented in clay, and by her grandfather, a legendary Cochiti storyteller.
In Pueblo culture, stories are passed down orally from generation to generation, and the storyteller figure represents the importance of the storytelling tradition. Today, Native artists across the Southwest create storytellers, sometimes depicting the elder and children as clowns, drummers, acrobats, cowboys, or animals, and handcrafted figurative pottery continues to be one of the most exciting, colorful, and successful pottery forms.
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