Abeyta, Elizabeth
Recently deceased Elizabeth Abeyta, is the sister of well known artist Tony and Narcisco Abeyta. She is a self taught and award winning artist, that uses clay and lava rock to create her sculpturees. Her work is generally native figures like Mudheads and Koshare.She was born in to the Navajo tribe. Elizabeth is also known as "Nah-Glee-Eh-Bah". Shown is a Rain Fetish. This mixed media clay sculpture measures 9" tall. The sculpture is hand painted and decorated with feathers, leather and turquoise. It is signed Nah-Glee-eh-bah rain fetish and dated '88.
