Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2009 School for Advanced Research.
Painting
Date: 1928
Artist or Maker: Patone Cheyatie (Charlie Cheyatie) (1899 - 1977)
Dimensions:
Overall: 74.3 x 50.8 cm (29 1/4 x 20 in.)
Overall1: 75.6 x 50.8 cm (29 3/4 x 20 in.)
Medium: illustration board: wove, cream | paint, watercolor | pencil
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.P54
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit June 10 and 11, 2009 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 2”): This is a Haliko (Mountain Sheep) kokko dance group. The Haliko kokkos wear deerskins around their waists, not kilts. The figure on the right side of the painting is not a chanter, as stated in the catalog description. He is the father (leader) of the dancers and is a medicine man. He always wears a red eagle feather on his head and carries a Mother Corn bundle in his hand, which identify him as part of the medicine society. The Mother Corn bundle includes macaw, duck, and other feathers.
The artist, Patone Cheyatie, was Mr. Seowtewa’s paternal grandfather. His real name was Charlie Cheyatie and Patone Cheyatie was his “pen name.” Patone was Charlie’s grandfather’s name. Mr. Seowetewa explained that his father told him that Patone Cheyatie (Charlie Cheyatie) was the first Zuni artist to depict the movement of the dancers in his work.
In Collection(s)
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