These three largest angels of mine are made
originally in terra cotta clay, before reproduction.
Native American women of the Mescalero
Apache, Acoma Pueblo and Tohono O'Odham
decorate this page. They are from my western
US region.
I have explained them at the bottom of the page,
my reasons for making them.
originally in terra cotta clay, before reproduction.
Native American women of the Mescalero
Apache, Acoma Pueblo and Tohono O'Odham
decorate this page. They are from my western
US region.
I have explained them at the bottom of the page,
my reasons for making them.
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AG 401 This angel is a Mescalero Apache
woman (named for the 'mescal' plant's hearts
which they gather and eat) from Arizona and
New Mexico. She wears a 'camp' dress, holds
an old violin made from the stem of a yucca
plant and she is a musician. She is an exact
replica of my original piece of terra cotta clay
work. Please note her distinctive toe flap
moccasin. You can find her violin in a book on
the West.
woman (named for the 'mescal' plant's hearts
which they gather and eat) from Arizona and
New Mexico. She wears a 'camp' dress, holds
an old violin made from the stem of a yucca
plant and she is a musician. She is an exact
replica of my original piece of terra cotta clay
work. Please note her distinctive toe flap
moccasin. You can find her violin in a book on
the West.
AG 402 This angel is an Acoma, Sky
City, New Mexico, potter. Their name
comes from the word "Akome" in their
language, which means 'people of the
white rock'. They call their pueblo Ako.
They are world famous for their lovely
pottery, which is sold at stores on their
mesa top city. This woman wears a
traditional dress, leg wrappings and an old
fashioned shawl and has one of her pots
on the ground at her feet. She is an exact
replica of my original in terra cotta clay.
The design on her pot is just a simplified
copy of one from a library book, a not an
exact replica of any Acoma design.
City, New Mexico, potter. Their name
comes from the word "Akome" in their
language, which means 'people of the
white rock'. They call their pueblo Ako.
They are world famous for their lovely
pottery, which is sold at stores on their
mesa top city. This woman wears a
traditional dress, leg wrappings and an old
fashioned shawl and has one of her pots
on the ground at her feet. She is an exact
replica of my original in terra cotta clay.
The design on her pot is just a simplified
copy of one from a library book, a not an
exact replica of any Acoma design.
AG 403 This angel is a Tohono
O'Odham woman, fashioned after my
friend, Connie, who works in the parish
offices at Mission San Xavier on the
"Papago" (their old name, or rather, our
old name for their people) Indian
Reservation in southern Arizona, just
outside of Tucson. She wears a
traditional dress with a loose blouse
and a matching full skirt. Connie's is
purple and so is this lady's. She holds
one of their basket platters with their
Man in the Maze design on it. This
angel is for weavers and for people
"walking the maze of life". It is also for
wonderful secretaries.
Her necklace is made of shells brought
to her and collected on the beaches of
the Sea of Cortes in northwestern
Mexico. Her hair is wonderfully long and
she wears a woven barrette to hold it
back from her face. The barrette has
three sahuaro cacti woven into it, as
sahuaros grow all around her lands and
supply wonderful fruits to her family.
O'Odham woman, fashioned after my
friend, Connie, who works in the parish
offices at Mission San Xavier on the
"Papago" (their old name, or rather, our
old name for their people) Indian
Reservation in southern Arizona, just
outside of Tucson. She wears a
traditional dress with a loose blouse
and a matching full skirt. Connie's is
purple and so is this lady's. She holds
one of their basket platters with their
Man in the Maze design on it. This
angel is for weavers and for people
"walking the maze of life". It is also for
wonderful secretaries.
Her necklace is made of shells brought
to her and collected on the beaches of
the Sea of Cortes in northwestern
Mexico. Her hair is wonderfully long and
she wears a woven barrette to hold it
back from her face. The barrette has
three sahuaro cacti woven into it, as
sahuaros grow all around her lands and
supply wonderful fruits to her family.
This is a photo of the original three
Native American O'Odham, Apache
and Acoma artisans, prototypes in
terra cotta clay. They look exactly like
the reproductions as you will see
when you order them or the catalogue.
Native American O'Odham, Apache
and Acoma artisans, prototypes in
terra cotta clay. They look exactly like
the reproductions as you will see
when you order them or the catalogue.
April's Large Standing Angels
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