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Alfonso Roybal (1898-1955) Awa Tsireh, the oldest of the early group of pueblo painters, was painting before 1917 while he was still a teenager. His formal education had not extended beyond primary grades. He was versatile in his styles of painting in that he was equally comfortable with representational or semi-realistic.  Most of his work is in the Santa Fe Indian School two-dimensional style, particularly his early work. 

This San Ildefonso Pueblo Mixed Animal Dance painting of eight animal dancers is typical of the early works of Awa Tsireh, particularly those that were made in the 1920s.  It is signed in lower right Awa Tsireh.  It is watercolor on paper, and is framed with archival materials.

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