Storyteller Dolls

The storyteller doll or Singing Mother.

        Storyteller Dolls are a clay figures made by the Pueblo people of New Mexico. The first contemporary storyteller doll was made by Helen Cordero of the Cochiti Pueblo in 1964 in honor of her grandfather who was a tribal storyteller. It is basically a figure of a storyteller, usually a man or a woman and its mouth is always open. It is surrounded by figures of children and other things, who represent those who are listening to the storyteller.

Links to Storyteller dolls:

• Southwest Pueblo Indian Storytellers and pottery
• Native American figurative clay sculpture is a rich collecting opportunity
• Pueblo Storyteller Pottery Dolls Exhibit
• The Storyteller Doll: Singing Symbols of Love and Union, Part 1
• Southwest Storytellers and Pottery
• Storyteller Dolls and Their Little Listeners

How Helen Cordero made stories come to life.

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