Painting

77-6-2

From: New Mexico | San Ildefonso

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 77-6-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture San Ildefonso Pueblo
Provenience New Mexico | San Ildefonso
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Creator Awa Tsireh
Section American
Materials Paper | Paint
Technique Watercolor
Description

Water color(?) on brown paper. Drawing of 4 dancers. From left to right: dancer facing right; dancer facing forward; dancer with back turned; dancer facing left. All wearing kilts and dance bustles. All carry rattle in one hand and bow in the other. White cloud symbols above dancers, with sun symbols in center of clouds - rain dance?

By Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal, died March 1955), #35.

Length 52.1 cm
Width 40 cm
Credit Line Gift of Anne Rowland, 1977
Other Number 35 - Maker Number

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