Original Painting "Buffalo Dancers" by Adrian Padilla [SOLD]

The Pueblo people historically traveled to the north and east to hunt and trade buffalo. The warm hides and meat helped them survive the winters. The Buffalo Dance was done in celebration and thanksgiving for the Buffalo hunt. Dancers, both male and female, honor the spirit of the hunt during the Buffalo Dance.

In this painting by Ohkay Owingeh painter Adrian Padilla, the symbols and designs of the Buffalo Dance are painted with beautiful detail. The water serpents on the male dancer’s kilt and the fine feathers in the female dancer’s hair are symbols that have been seen at Pueblo dances for hundreds of years. It is a reminder to us of the Pueblo people’s ability to continue to live the traditional way in today’s modern world.