Female Dancers with Koshare
Maker and role
Artist: Tonita Peña, New Mexican, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1893-1949
Year
ca. 1930-ca. 1940
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Media/Materials
Watercolor on paper
Measurements
11 1/8 x 14 1/8in (28.3 x 35.9cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay
Accession number
1950.691
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Further information
A popular character appearing in Katsina ceremonies is the Koshare or Pueblo sacred clown. Painted with broad horizontal black and white stripes, Koshares use humor to show what is improper behavior in Pueblo society. By operating outside normal rules, Koshares expose actions that are unacceptable to others, thus mirroring Pueblo's moral values.
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