Basket Dance
63-12-1
From: New Mexico | San Ildefonso
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Basket Dance |
| Object Number | 63-12-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pueblo |
| Provenience | New Mexico | San Ildefonso |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Ramos Sanchez |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Paper | Pigment |
| Technique | Tempera |
| Description | Tempera paint on paper: "Basket Dance, San Ildefonso, Pueblo" by Oqwa Owin (Ramos Sanchez). Two male dancers moving from left to right, gourd rattle in right hands, evergreen sprig in left; kneeling women (2) in right and center, using rasps over inverted baskets for resonators. Stylized sky motifs in each upper corner. |
| Length | 58 cm |
| Width | 35.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of James Parcher and friends, 1963 |
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