Featured in this lot are two Hu'uca Cochiti figures from the mid 1900s with one being made of wood and one being made of ceramic. The first shows a sitting figure holding half a watermelon in his hands. He shows a stripped pattern of black and white and two large ears extruding from his head. the bottom of the figure is signed in black reading, "Hu'uca Cochiti". A Native American Puebloan group known as the Cochiti tribe has existed in the southwest of the United States for many years. They are one of the 19 Pueblo tribes in New Mexico, and the central Rio Grande Valley is where they originally came from. The Cochiti people have a rich cultural heritage and have managed to hold onto a lot of their old ways of doing things. Their vibrant ceremonial dances, which are still performed today, and deft pottery creation are well-known for them. The Cochiti people were expert farmers in the past and created complex irrigation systems to grow their crops, which included chili peppers, beans, corn, and squash. Additionally, they went out hunting and gathering wild foods like pion nuts and wild game. The figure shows good condition with no signs of obvious damage. It measures 1 3/8" L x 1 9/16" W x 2 5/16" H. The second wood figure is depicting a dog. It shows a pink dress with black geometric deigns on it. The dog figure has black hands with white dots on them and a large black circle on its chest with white dots on the interior of it. It has a white head, and its ears are perked up with a feather extruding from the back acting as fur. The figure has rawhide strips on its hands. The figure shows good condition with no signs of obvious damage present. The figure measures 3/4" L x 2 1/8" W x 4 3/16" H.