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 |