Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1234 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Earth pigments; Glue; Masonite | |
| Description | Earth pigment painting entitled "Tyuonyi 'Frijole' Pictograph", depicting several partial and complete outlined deer figures and one outlined mountain lion (?) figure, as they would appear in a pictograph; Figures are shown in white against a pink, brown, and black background; Work is unsigned. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.9, Length = 40.5 | |