Original Clay Sculpture

Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child

Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child
Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child

Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child   Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child

Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child. Keena - Native Indian Artist - 1949 - 1995. This is a vintage, hand carved sculpture, made by Indigenous, Canadian-born artist known as Keena. She was born of the Canadian based Mohawk/Haudenosaunee people in1949.

She began crafting sculptures and other pottery items in her 20s. Her main theme was her own heritage. This figurine is of a "Mohawk" woman holding her infant son in her lap. It is in great, used condition.

Hand signed by Keena herself. 3 ¾" Tall x 2 3/4" wide. Keena was born to a Mohawk father and French-Canadian mother in 1949. She was given up to be adopted and, until she was a young teenager, grew up in an orphanage. She was taken in as a foster child to a strict French-Canadian home.

She always knew she was native although she had never been told this. Keena said she was from the bear tribe. She began working with red clay when she was in her twenties and this small beginning translated into creating a world of colorful figurines in different tribal costumes. A favorite theme of hers was mother and child and she eventually had three children herself. She often incorporated this into her bigger sculptures with other creatures like the wolf, the eagle, the bear and the turtle. She hand-sculpted vases and decorated them with ceramic paints and she created a multitude of multi-faceted masks to ward off evil. In 2005, one of her Nativity scenes was used on a Canadian 85 cent stamp (see photo of stamp for display only; not included in this sale) and later another of her Nativity scenes was displayed at St.

Keena's crèche, shown on the U. Rate (85¢) stamp, is an enormous set, created from baked red clay and color glazed, all encased in glass and filled with all sorts of animals...

It depicts an aboriginal mother and child, surrounded by nearly three dozen wise men and women, some with children, and all bearing gifts. Stamp Date of Issue: November 2, 2005 (for display only; not included in this sale). This item is in the category "Art\Art Sculptures".

The seller is "klcollection2012" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

  • Artist: Keena
  • Signed By: Keena
  • Size: Small
  • Signed: Yes
  • Title: Mother and Child
  • Material: Clay
  • Region of Origin: Canada
  • Subject: Art, mother and child
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Format: figurine
  • Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
  • Item Height: 3 3/4 inches
  • Style: Native American
  • Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
  • Production Technique: Pottery
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
  • Culture: Haudenosaunee
  • Item Width: 2 3/4 inches
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Time Period Produced: 20th Century


Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child   Keena Mohawk Native American Sculpture Indigenous Art Haudenosaunee Mother Child