| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1024 |
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| 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. 1930-1935 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Colored ink and watercolor on paper |
| Description |
Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting single standing pueblo woman in lavender dress and red shoulder blanket with green stripe and long fringe that is folded under around her feet; Woman is shown in 3/4 left profile, holding in front of her an unidentifiable katsina doll that has a blue face and brown "wings" and wears woven and embroidered shawl; Figure is shown against plain white 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 = 18.9, Length = 28.4 |