Hombre búfalo, danza del búfalo, circa 1920–1930 Acuarela y lápiz sobre cartónĪwa Tsireh creó unas obras asombrosas que describen la vida diaria y ceremonial de las comunidades Pueblo del sudoeste. San Ildefonso Pueblo nació en San Ildefonso Pueblo (Nuevo México), 1898 murió en San Ildefonso Pueblo (Nuevo México), circa 1955 Rossin, 1979.144.24Īwa Tsireh, conocido también como Alfonso Roybal Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corbin-Henderson Collection, Gift of Alice H. Rather than paint scenes of rituals meant only for the initiated, Awa Tsireh chose to portray aspects of public ceremonies that were acceptable to outsider eyes. Pueblo culture reserves sacred knowledge to groups of initiates who are trained to protect it and understand its uses and power. Awa Tsireh’s work emerged out of his careful negotiation of these forces and his efforts to resist cultural oppression and protect Pueblo sacred knowledge. government under an assimilationist mandate, attempted to stamp out ritual Pueblo practices even as white anthropologists and patrons, believing in preservationist ideas, supported his work and in a sense, defended the value of Native culture.

San Ildefonso Pueblo born San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico 1898 died San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico circa 1955īuffalo Man, Buffalo Dance, circa 1920–1930 Watercolor and pencil on paperboardĪwa Tsireh created stunning works depicting the daily and ceremonial life of Pueblo communities in the Southwest.

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