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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1095 | |
| 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. 1925-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on tan paper depicting male and female dancers from basket dance, both shown standing in full frontal pose; Male dancer on left wears moccasins, black leggings and garters, white embroidered kilt with yellow sash, black shirt with feather (/) collar, and 2 pair of feathers in his hair; Female dancer at right wears moccasins, woven black one-shoulder dress, and lavender shawl and holds coiled basket in left hand and wooden rasp in right hand; Both figures are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black 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 = 36.1, Length = 28.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1096 |  |
| 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. 1920-1925 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting 2 dancers from Comanche dance, both shown in left profile; Lead male dancer is dressed in plains style attire, including long eagle feather war bonnet, and carries feathered staff; Female dancer is dressed in woven black pueblo one-shoulder dress, turquoise blouse and pink shawl with pair of eagle feathers on either side of her hair; She carries pair of turkey feathers in each hand; Both figures 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 = 25.3, Length = 20.0 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1099 |  |
| 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. 1925-1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on tan paper entitled "Eagle Dance" depicting two eagle dancers and two pueblo man standing at right playing single pueblo-style barrel drum; Men are dressed in moccasins, pants, and shirts; Both dancers are dressed in leggings, kilt with painted plumed serpent image, bundle of eagle feathers tied at their waists, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and head cap with protruding "beak"; All figures are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Title is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.5, Length = 27.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1105 |  |
| 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 | Abel Sanchez (Oqwa-Pi) (1899-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting 8 dancers, probably from buffalo dance, in left profile; Lead male dancer is in plains style Indian clothing and carries bow and arrows; Next are 2 male and 1 female buffalo dancers, the men in black leggings and shirts, orange kilts, and buffalo headdresses and the woman in black dress, green shawl, and buffalo headdress; Next are 2 deer dancers in white leggings, black kilts, white shirts, and headdresses with deer antlers, and leaning on short canes; Last are two antelope dancers, dressed in yellow one piece pants and shirt outfits and headdress with antelope horns, also leaning on short canes; Signature "Oqwa Pi" is written in pencil n lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 70.9, Length = 28.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1110 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on tan construction paper entitled "The Famous Hunchback Flute Dancer" depicting the mythological Southwestern Indian figure of Kokopelli, shown in left profile walking along and playing a flute; A cloud symbol is overhead and several very stylized plants sprout from the back of a rainbow deity figure which forms the ground line; Images are painted in an abstract form in colors of blue, pink, white, gray, gold and turquoise on a plain background that has been spattered to appear like sand; Written in pencil on reverse is the following: “The Famous Hunchback Flute Dancer, by Joe Herrera, To our dear friends, the Elkus' from Joe + Julia.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.9, Length = 34.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1111 |  |
| 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 | Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1949 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting standing pueblo woman shown in 3/4 left profile; Woman is dress in moccasins, blue dress, and yellowish-green blanket wrapped around her shoulders and in which she carries a small child on her back; Figures are painted in an impressionistic style; Signature "Warm Mountain '49" is written in pencil in lower left corner of painting. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [José Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.0, Length = 45.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1114 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on light gray watercolor paper entitled "Dancers" depicting row of 7 human-like figures with the arms interlocked, dressed in white and gray outfits; Figures' faces are turquoise-colored and each has a rust-brown feather (?) on the back of its head; Seated Kokopelli flute player is shown below and various geometric and pictographic designs fill the remaining space; Support paper is finely splattered with multicolors of paint to give appearance of gray sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse, "Dancers (Katchinas + Flute Player) (Petroglyph found in Galisteo Basin) Joe Herrera $20-". This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1955 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.6, Length = 25.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1117 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Bernalillo | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Albuquerque (Albuquerque Indian School) | |
| Maker's Name | Michael Padilla (b. 1946) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Water-based paint (poss. latex) on cork board | |
| Description | Painting entitled "War Gods" depicting 6 crudely drawn spirit figures standing in line in front of pueblo building with terraced steps leading up to it and ladders leaning against each side of it; Entire scene is painted in black and white against gray background; Not signed by artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 43.7, Length = 29.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1118 |  |
| 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 | Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1949 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on watercolor paper | |
| Description | Untitled impressionistic painting on white d'arches watercolor paper, depicting two eagle dancers, shown in frontal view with their knees bent and arms outstretched; Both dancers wear kilts, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and white head cap with protruding beak; Figures are painted very loosely in watercolor wash technique against plain white background; Signature "Warm Mountain '49" is written in blue-green ink in lower right corner; Support paper is embossed "Veritable Paper, D'arches, Torchon" in lower left corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as their annual holiday card, probably in 1950, 1952 or 1953. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [José Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.3, Length = 37.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1121 |  |
| 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 | Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on tan paper entitled "Time for Dinner" depicting 2 striped skunks crouching in front of basket filled with ears of corn; Corn stalks are shown growing in background and to the sides, while rain cloud motif fills upper left corner and sun motif fills upper right corner; Terraced geometric motif is in lower left corner and signature "Gilbert Atencio 64" is printed in black and red paint in lower right corner; On reverse is handwritten the following in pencil: "Title - Time for Dinner; By - Gilbert Atencio, Rt 1 Box 306, Santa Fe, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo; Tribe - San Ildefonso Tewa." Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.9, Length = 29.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1123 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on blue construction paper entitled "Butterfly" depicting single outlined image of stylized butterfly in colors of white, blue, tan, gray, and pink, on a background finely stippled in white and red; "’Butterfly’ by Joe H. Herrera Cochiti Pueblo N. Mex" and original purchase price of $20.00 are written in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.4, Length = 50.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1124 |  |
| 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 | Opaque watercolor on mat board | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Red Birds" depicting 2 stylized birds with long necks and legs whose plumage is predominantly red with black and white geometric markings on wings and tails; Stylized plants are depicted in foreground; Zigzag horizon line is just below center, with yellow terraced formation (mesa or kiva steps) rising toward upper left corner in background; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is printed in lower right corner. 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 = 48.4, Length = 38.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1127 |  |
| 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 | Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) (1943-1984) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on mat board | |
| Description | Painting on white mat board entitled "Germination of Sun Katsina and Squash" depicting a squash katsina figure standing by a corn plant and squash plant; Overhead within a circle is a sun katsina figure, whose body is painted red with one shoulder turquoise and one yellow and the sun face encircled by white eagle feathers; Blue, pink, and yellow half-circles surround sun katsina; Signature "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh" is printed in lower right corner. Helen Hardin is the daughter of Pablita Velarde, whose paintings are also represented in the CAS painting collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.0, Length = 27.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1133 |  |
| 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 | 1932-1936 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Tempera on paper | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Santa Clara Pueblo Corn Dance", depicting four men wearing dance kilts and carrying rattles and four women wearing pueblo-style one-shoulder dresses and tabletas dancing in linear group, all facing the center; Signature "Pablita Velande" (sic) is printed in lower right corner with ghost image of second signature slightly above and to the right. 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 = 50.1, Length = 20.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1134 |  |
| 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 | Eugene Silva (Pa Yo Pin) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on green paper | |
| Description | Painting on spruce green construction paper entitled "Mountain Sheep Dance", depicting two mountain sheep dancers flanking a central pine tree; Each dancer wears white kilt, white shirt, and headdress that includes pair of protruding mountain sheep horns; Dancers' faces are painted black and each carries a short staff or cane in each hand; Figures are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Pa Yo Pin" is printed in white paint near lower right corner; "Eugene Silva, Santa Clara Pue., Espanola, N. Mex., Mountain Sheep Dance" is handwritten on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is faintly stamped on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 47.5, Length = 32.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1137A |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper showing multi-colored geometric patterns, including 2 cloud symbols; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1137B |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting Zuni Shalako figure in full dress, including moccasins, embroidered kilt and shawl and elongated headdress including blue face mask with horns and eagle plumes; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.0, Length = 14.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1137C |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting four multi-colored geometric designs, possibly representing clouds; Signature "Dempsey C." is handwritten in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3 | |
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