Two Tewa Clowns during Ceremonial Function [SOLD]

This San Juan Pueblo artist Ka-Tside Tahn is listed in The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters.  However, there is no other information concerning him except his Tewa name and that he was exhibited at the American Indian Exposition and Congress in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1932.  There is no English name, no birth or death dates or any educational or profession information.  

This Native American Painting shows two Tewa Clowns, or Koosa, kneeling, with one handing something to the other one.  It certainly is a ceremonial function of some sorts.  Above the clowns is an element that appears to be representing a protector of the clowns.  The painting is signed in lower right Ka-Tside Tahn and dated ’38.  It was delivered to us framed so we do not know if there is any information on the back of the painting or not.

Condition: appears to be in very good condition with one small area of flaking of black paint, located on the back of the clown on the left. 

Reference: Lester, Patrick D. The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters.  This out-of-print book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery

Provenance: from the collection of a client from Washington