Quah Ah (Tonita Peña)
Ceremonial Dance

Ceremonial Dance

Public Domain

Ceremonial Dance
ArtistCochiti Pueblo, 1895–1949
CultureCochiti
Titles
  • Ceremonial Dance
Date1930–1939
PlaceCochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumTempera on wove paper
Dimensions11 3/16 × 17 5/16 in.

Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.287
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition HistoryBayou Bend, Houston Tx, long term loan 1965 - Jun 1969
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: Tonita (Quah-ah) / Cochiti
Recto: Signed in black paint, bottom right corner: Quah-ah

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