DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Infant Jesus, Part of Creche

NameFigure

Artist or maker Helen Cordero (1915 - 1994)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CulturePueblo of Cochiti

Date1972

Place madeCOCHITI PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA

Mediumceramic, slip, wool, wood

Dimensions2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation, FA.1972.61.1

Object numberFA.1972.61.1

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionHand-Molded, Fired Clay, Plywood. On Step-Topped Square Cradleboard With Three Twig Hoops Bending Over Upper Half Of Infant Figure And Attached To Board Through Bottom Of It With Glue. Board Covered With Sheep Fleece.Cross Reference To Acc. Fa.72.82.1/1.