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San Ildefonso Pueblo Corn Dance Celebration Painting by Tonita Vigil Peña - C3904A
This is a major presentation by Tonita Peña of a Corn Dance Celebration, with 17 participants. The procession is led by a banner carrier and trailed by a drummer and five chanters. The dancers are paired by two men, followed by two women, followed by two men and followed by two women. There are two Koosa Clowns. San Ildefonso celebrates the Corn Dance in September, harvest time.
Peña's usual treatment is concerned with several dance figures in a line led by a Corn Dance Banner Carrier and followed by a drummer, as shown in this painting. Generally, there are women in her paintings, as shown here, and, as a rule, these women are taking a definite part in the dance as shown in the sensitive action of the feet. She presented the men with more active steps. This type of action, peculiar to Peña, is well illustrated here.
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