Marie Laweka
CochitiMarie Laweka was born into Cochiti Pueblo in February, 1931, the daughter of Santiago Cordero and his second wife, the famous figurine maker Damacia Cordero. Marie had three sisters: Josephine Arquero, Martha Arquero and Gloria Herrera. All four girls learned to make pottery figurines from their mother and each became an award-winning potter.
Marie liked to make animal figures: deer, frogs, turtles, snakes, fish, cows, birds, dogs, cats and penquins. She made more than a few storytellers, too.
Marie's daughter Josephine was born in 1960 and she grew up making figurines with Marie. Marie passed on in 2002, Josephine died in a car accident in 2008.
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