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Plains Indian Warrior with Feathered Headdress by Wo-Peen - C3669B
Luis Gonzales painted actively in the late 1920s but an accident that caused the loss of his right hand caused him to cease painting in the 1960s. His short career resulted in production of fewer paintings of any of the group of artists from San Ildefonso. There were few painted during his career and fewer on the market today.
The northern pueblos were influenced by Plains Indian culture and often painted images of Plains Indians wearing feathered head bonnets. This painting is a good example of such an event. The warrior appears to be dancing, his right leg up, and his arm in motion. It is quite likely that he is a San Ildefonso dancer and he is performing a dance relating to the Plains culture. San Ildefonso and other northern New Mexico pueblos perform a Comanche Dance on a regular basis.