Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1098 | |
| 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 | Tonita Peña (Tonita P. Arquero, Quah Ah) (1893-1949) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting 2 male and 2 female corn dance dancers, all shown in 3/4 left profile; Lead male dancers wear moccasins, leg rattles, woven white kilts, and fox skin tails and carry gourd rattles; Women are barefoot and wear black one-shoulder dresses and wooden tabletas and carry spruce boughs; All figures are shown against plain background; Signature "Tonita Pena" is printed in black ink over pencil in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 27.0, Length = 18.9 | |