This is a superlative painting of an Antelope Dancer by Julian Martinez, one of the premier pueblo painters of the early 20th century. This fantastic, evocative, and subtly beautiful image depicts an Antelope Dancer in profile, and is executed in gouache on paper. The figure was created in contour with pencil and then wonderfully realized in opaque pigment, with all the traditional accoutrements of the dancer. The prominent headdress frames the coal-black face of the dancer, with feathered embellishments falling to the rear, over the dancer's back and neck. An animal skin covers his body, the legs are covered in white cotton woven garters tied with red yarn, there are feathered dance wands that simulate the front legs of the antelope, and embellished moccasins complete the ensemble.
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