Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2009 School for Advanced Research.
Painting
Date: before 1934
Artist or Maker: Jefferson Quetoque
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 | paint, gouache | ink
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.P53
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”): The names of these dancers, from right to left, are Yadokya (Sun, who is male), Yaónnane (Moon, who is female), Iowe (Cloud, who is male), and Moyachunne (Star, who is male). These dancers are part of the Wodem Thla dance group (Mixed Dancers group). These four dancers always appear at the same time; they do not appear alone. The dancers are always male. The Moon (female) is impersonated by a male dancer. Though the catalog description for this painting says the scene is of a Sun Dance, this is incorrect. This is not called a Sun Dance. Three of the dancers wear a blue fabric panel on their white kilts. The blue panels can be decorated with painted, embroidered, or appliquéd designs. They are stitched onto the kilt and can be removed so that kilt can be used for other types of dances.
The artist who painted this piece, Jefferson Quetoque, is the son of the artist who painted IAF.P57, Leo Quetoque.
In Collection(s)
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