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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1098   CAS 0370-1098; Painting
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