Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1097 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| 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 | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting 2 antelope dancers, shown in right profile; Both dancers wear white knitted leggings, yellow antelope (?) skin on their backs and headdress that includes pair of antelope horns and trailer of red feathers down their backs; Their faces are painted black and each carries pair of short wooden staffs or canes; Figures are shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in blue ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 20.1 | |