Deer Dance / Tonita Peña

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Deer Dance

Creator(s):

Tonita Peña (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; San Ildefonso

Date:

early 20th century - mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

tempera

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Accession No:

02.545

Previous Number(s):

0236.545; 12520

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 10 15/16in. (27.8cm)
Width: 14 7/8in. (37.8cm)

Image:

Height: 9 61/64in. (25.3cm)
Width: 12 63/64in. (33.0cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Tonita Peña

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Peña, Tonita

Birth Date:

1893

Death Date:

1949

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter and teacher, 1893-1949

Gender:

female

Note:

Peña was known as the first Pueblo woman of the San Ildefonso Movement and Pueblo easel painters. She taught at the Santa Fe Indian school and worked on a WPA cultural mural project.

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in pencil, "'The Sacred Deer Dance' Tonita Peña Quah - Ah $30" in bottom center on verso

Signed: Signed, "Quah Ah Tonita Peña." in lower right on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

antlers, ceremonial objects, ceremonies, ceremony, dance, dancers, Dancing, deer, Feathers, headdresses, masks, Native Americans, Pueblo, ritual, San Ildefonso Pueblo, zoomorphic, zoomorphism

Cite this Page

Peña, Tonita. Deer Dance. 02.545. early 20th century - mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02545 (07/15/2019).

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