Vintage American Indian Chief Red Clay Figurine Hand Craftd Artist Signed Listed

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Vintage American Indian Chief Red Clay Figurine Hand Craftd Artist Signed Listed:
$30.00

Vintage Mohawk Indian Chief Red Clay Figurine This wonderful figure of a brightly colored robed indian chief hand sculpted from red clay is by noted Canadian Indian Keena and is signed on the bottom. It measures approximately2 1/2\"tall. It is in excellent condition. An excerpt from the internet is shown below that gives some details on her life and accomplishments. A listed artist that isvery well respected for her traditional art. Her pieces seldom are listed. .... please see photosto fully appreciate condition and description.

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Keena – Native Indian Artist – 1949 – 1995

Keena was born to a Mohawk father and French-Canadian mother in 1949. She was given up to be adopted and, until she was a young teenager, grew up in an orphanage. She was taken in as a foster child to a strict French-Canadian home. She always knew she was native although she had never been told this. Keena said she was from the bear tribe. She began working with red clay when she was in her twenties and this small beginning translated into creating a world of colourful figurines in different tribal costumes. A favorite theme of hers was mother and child and she eventually had three children herself. She often incorporated this into her bigger sculptures with other creatures like the wolf, the eagle, the bear and the turtle. She hand-sculpted vases and decorated them with ceramic paints and she created a multitude of multi-faceted masks to ward off evil.

In 2005, one of her Nativity scenes was used on a Canadian 85 cent stamp and this year another of her Nativity scenes is being displayed at St. Joseph’s