Veiled Lady by Mamie Deschellie
By Mamie Deschillie—A Navajo woman in a flowered skirt, black velvet shirt, a turquoise necklace with a jocla; her face, with a bright red smile and tiny turquoise chip eyes, is covered with a windblown veil. Her body is molded as if to fit upon a horse. Circa 1980s - ‘90s, made from unfired (sun-baked) clay, fabric scraps, beads, a little paint on her face and turquoise chips, 2 x 4 x 1 inches.
Mamie Deschillie (or Deschellie), 1920 - 2010, lived in Fruitland, New Mexico, at the edge of the Navajo Reservation near Farmington New Mexico. She was well known for her “Mud Toys”, specifically unfired but sun-baked clay animal figures decorated with tempera paint, and also for her cardboard collages of animals and people which are highly prized by collectors. Mamie drew inspiration for her whimsical art from children's books, circus animals (as shown here) and the scenes and people in her life on the Navajo Reservation.
By Mamie Deschillie—A Navajo woman in a flowered skirt, black velvet shirt, a turquoise necklace with a jocla; her face, with a bright red smile and tiny turquoise chip eyes, is covered with a windblown veil. Her body is molded as if to fit upon a horse. Circa 1980s - ‘90s, made from unfired (sun-baked) clay, fabric scraps, beads, a little paint on her face and turquoise chips, 2 x 4 x 1 inches.
Mamie Deschillie (or Deschellie), 1920 - 2010, lived in Fruitland, New Mexico, at the edge of the Navajo Reservation near Farmington New Mexico. She was well known for her “Mud Toys”, specifically unfired but sun-baked clay animal figures decorated with tempera paint, and also for her cardboard collages of animals and people which are highly prized by collectors. Mamie drew inspiration for her whimsical art from children's books, circus animals (as shown here) and the scenes and people in her life on the Navajo Reservation.
By Mamie Deschillie—A Navajo woman in a flowered skirt, black velvet shirt, a turquoise necklace with a jocla; her face, with a bright red smile and tiny turquoise chip eyes, is covered with a windblown veil. Her body is molded as if to fit upon a horse. Circa 1980s - ‘90s, made from unfired (sun-baked) clay, fabric scraps, beads, a little paint on her face and turquoise chips, 2 x 4 x 1 inches.
Mamie Deschillie (or Deschellie), 1920 - 2010, lived in Fruitland, New Mexico, at the edge of the Navajo Reservation near Farmington New Mexico. She was well known for her “Mud Toys”, specifically unfired but sun-baked clay animal figures decorated with tempera paint, and also for her cardboard collages of animals and people which are highly prized by collectors. Mamie drew inspiration for her whimsical art from children's books, circus animals (as shown here) and the scenes and people in her life on the Navajo Reservation.