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![CAS 0370-1091; Painting ("Deer Dance - San Ildefonzo [sic]")](https://monarch.calacademy.org/mnt/image_db/anthro/0370-1091.jpg)
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CAS 0370-1091 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting ("Deer Dance - San Ildefonzo [sic]") | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Tonita Peña (Tonita P. Arquero, Quah Ah) (1893-1949) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1919-1921; re-signed ca. 1922-1923 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque paint on thin board | |
| Description | Painting on thin white poster board entitled "Deer Dance - San Ildefonzo [sic]" depicting 2 deer dancers, a drummer and a singer, all in left profile; Dancers wear moccasins, leggings, kilts with elaborate geometric designs, and deer skin headdresses and both are posed leaning forward on 2 short canes and standing on their right feet only; Behind them stands a man dressed in pink pants, blue shirt, and plains style eagle feather war bonnet, playing pueblo-style barrel drum; Second man at his side wears striped pants and yellow shirt and holds bow and arrows and appears to be singing; Signature "Quah. Ah, Tonita P. Arquero" is printed in black ink in lower right corner; Title is printed in pencil in lower left corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.6, Length = 24.9 | |