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A Pair of Paintings of Pueblo Corn Dancers by Tonita Peña - C3789E-F
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Wed, Jun 29th 2016, 1:56pm
Tonita Vigil Peña (1893-1949) Quah Ah did not have an easy life. She lost her mother and sister when she was 12 years old and then was sent by her father from San Ildefonso, her native pueblo, to live with an aunt and uncle at Cochiti Pueblo. She essentially lost her father at that time as well. She had to learn new customs, dances, songs and even a new language, because Keres was spoken at Cochiti rather than Tewa, which was spoken at San Ildefonso.