Painting

Basket Dance at San Ildefonso Pueblo
c 1940
By Pablita Velarde
Basket dancers in front of a kiva [a subterranean ceremonial chamber found in Southwestern pueblos]. This work was commissioned by Bandelier National Monument under the Works Progress Administration [WPA] program.
Casein paint, masonite. L 43.5, W 36.0 cm [L 17 1/2, W 14 1/2 inches]
Bandelier National Monument, BAND 627



Basket Dance at San Ildefonso Pueblo c 1940 By Pablita Velarde Basket dancers in front of a kiva [a subterranean ceremonial chamber found in Southwestern pueblos]. This work was commissioned by Bandelier National Monument under the Works Progress Administration [WPA] program. Casein paint, masonite. L 43.5, W 36.0 cm [L 17 1/2, W 14 1/2 inches] Bandelier National Monument, BAND 627

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