Born at Zia Pueblo in 1902 and died in Santa Fe, NM in 1973, Velino Shije Herrera was a member of the Zia Pueblo Tribe and his Indian name was “Ma Pe Wi” which means “Oriole.” He began painting at the Santa Fe Indian School in 1917. Included in the list of many commissions for murals, is this study titled Buffalo Chase done in 1939 for the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.