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Culture/People
Mississippi Choctaw
Artist/Maker
Randy Chitto (Randall Chitto), Mississippi Choctaw, b. 1960
Previous owner
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Donor
R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Object Name
Turtle storyteller figure
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, burnished, incised
Dimensions
20 x 15 x 23.5 cm
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place
New Mexico; USA
Date created
2000-2005
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007), donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2005.