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This little lady is a mere 2 in. tall...she's holding two babes at her sides, crafted of clay. her rabbit fur cape is still intact by a bit of hide and she has a real feather attached near her hair.....beneath her cape in the back is a maker mark....this little statue was in a box lot of chippewa artifacts i purchased at an estate sale...so i'm assuming this is from the great lakes chippewa tribes area...where i live....could be wrong.
thank you for looking

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Feb 21st, 2013 at 6:48:55 PM PST by

Thanks much..will fan back

Feb 22nd, 2013 at 3:18:31 AM PST by

i hope its not made in china. i keeping native american stuff like this made in china. it makes no sense. lol

Feb 22nd, 2013 at 10:24:26 PM PST by

you are right that china has invaded our market with all kinds of forgeries and fakes...my forefathers were the fist settlers in frankenmuth, michigan, they came as missionaries to the chippewas, so when i purchase something from around here, i tend to believe the seller...there's a lot of native artifacts 'coming out of the attics'....although i don't know if this is chippewa, i tend to believe it's an original and quite old and that you're right, there are a lot of forgeries of this item out there....

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 3:18:41 AM PST by

Storyteller dolls were originally crafted by the Pueblo claymakers. Each doll is made with the mouth open, as if telling a story passed down through the generations. The children with the storyteller doll, are the number of children listening to the story told. The more children with the storyteller doll, the more the artifact goes up in value. One from 1964, with 3 children, just sold on ebay, for 103.00. Actual artifacts from the 1800's would cost considerably more. Dating these artifacts/items is difficult. Original Native American storyteller dolls have the claymakers mark, not a signature... those are more contemporary dolls from the 1900's. This one has the claymakers mark, so it's pre 1900's, and thus, more valuable. The clay was taken from Mother Earth by hand, without the use of tools, and each storyteller doll was crafted down to the last detail. You won't find two (original Native) dolls the same.
I'm Cherokee, not Pueblo, but passing on some of what I know, that may be helpful. I too, am also from Michigan, and near the Chippewa area. :o)

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:40:41 AM PST by

wow...thanks so much for that valuable information....i'm kind of wishing i hadn't put this on here now....i was pretty certain it was very old, but now you've let me know it really is for sure...thanks again for all the info...it's very much appreciated !!!

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:49:57 AM PST by

Is it old or new

Feb 16th, 2013 at 11:09:20 AM PST by

very old.....probably from the late 1800's or early 1900's....but of course they put no dates on things they made, lol......that's just a guess from the way the rabbit fur has deteriorated through the years....

Feb 16th, 2013 at 2:48:49 PM PST by

great auction-fanned you

Feb 16th, 2013 at 12:26:53 PM PST by

thanks..i think this little gal is really special...will fan back

Feb 16th, 2013 at 2:46:35 PM PST by

Fanned and Watching. I am a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation.

Feb 17th, 2013 at 11:33:53 AM PST by

hello!! do you by any chance recognize the maker mark? i've done tons of searching and came up with nothing.....fanned back....

Feb 17th, 2013 at 12:39:36 PM PST by

is this a kachina doll of some kind?

Feb 19th, 2013 at 6:29:33 PM PST by

I am not familiar with that kind of doll....this one does appear to be telling a story, or maybe singing...her mouth is open for a reason...

Feb 20th, 2013 at 4:00:54 AM PST by

Fanned and watching. Please fan back. Thanks Very nice.

Feb 20th, 2013 at 10:22:26 AM PST by

fanned back atcha...thanks

Feb 20th, 2013 at 10:55:48 AM PST by

Fanned, watching and bidding... :o)

Feb 22nd, 2013 at 8:20:54 PM PST by

thanks...will fan back

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 3:01:03 AM PST by

i'm sorry i meant * i keep seeing native american stuff like this made in china. not "i keeping". i hate this keyboard.

Feb 22nd, 2013 at 10:51:47 PM PST by

: ))

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 3:19:03 AM PST by

You're welcome and thanks to you also for fanning back. :)

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 4:32:50 AM PST by

; ))

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:01:50 AM PST by

Good Morning, Awesome Auction, Fan and Watching!!

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:21:40 AM PST by

thanks so much...will fan back

Feb 23rd, 2013 at 5:23:57 AM PST by

NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACT is in the Antiques category