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Pueblo Village Scene with Eagle Dancers and Drummers Painting by Oqwa Pi - C3874C
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Thu, Feb 23rd 2017, 5:26pm
The Eagle Dance is performed in early spring and repeated from time to time during the summer. The eagle is believed to have direct intercourse with sky powers and is venerated by the Pueblo Indians. The Pueblo Eagle Dance is a dramatization of the relationship between the eagle, man, and supernatural forces. During the dance, two young men who are costumed as eagles imitate the movements of actual eagles. They replicate eagles soaring over the fields, perching on high places, and resting on the ground.
Abel Sanchez (1899-1971) Oqwa Pi - Kachina Stick has provided us with a good interpretation of two young men performing the Eagle Dance, accompanied by two drummers. In the background we see a kiva with houses nearby.