Quah Ah (Tonita Peña)
Cochiti Secret Dance

ArtistCochiti Pueblo, 1895–1949
CultureCochiti
Titles
  • Cochiti Secret Dance
Date1920–1930
PlaceCochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumTempera on green wove paper
Dimensions19 1/2 × 25 7/8 in.

Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.288
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition HistoryBayou Bend, Houston, 1965–June 1969.

Friends of Houston Public Library, Houston, April 7–May 26, 1972.

Beaumont Art Museum, Texas, September 28, 1972.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Per Maggie Olvey (c. 1990), title is not in artist's hand.
On verso: Comanche Dance

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