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Single Figure of a San Ildefonso Buffalo Hunter in Full Regalia by Soqween - C3876F
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Wed, Feb 15th 2017, 12:17pm
José Encarnacion Peña (1902-1979) Soqween - So Kwa A Weh (Frost on the Mountain) was among the many painters at San Ildefonso Pueblo working in the 1920s: namely, Tonita Peña, Richard Martínez, Luís Gonzales, Abel Sánchez, and Romando Vigil.
This painting by Peña depicts a Single Figure of a San Ildefonso Buffalo Hunter in Full Regalia-a participant in the Buffalo Dance. His color usage is subdued and the details are very soft.