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Marie Laweka
Cochiti Pueblo
Marie Laweka was a potter from Cochiti Pueblo. She was born in 1930 to Damacia Cordero, a noted Cochiti Pueblo figurine-maker. Marie followed in her mother's footsteps, making turtles, frogs, snakes, deer, birds, fish, penguins, cows, cats, dogs and dinosaurs. Her sisters, Martha and Josephine Arquero, also made figurines, as did Marie's daughter, Josephine Laweka.
Fat deer figure
4.25 in H by 5 in Dia
Dinosaur figure with a geometric design
3 in H by 7.75 in Dia
Black and gray kangaroo figure holding 2 joeys in her pouch
7.75 in H by 5 in Dia
A dog figure with a long snout
11 in L by 4 in W by 3 in H