Deer Dancers
Name/Title
Deer DancersEntry/Object ID
2019.3.1Description
Pen and ink on paper depiction of four stylized deer dancers, each wearing an antler headdress, necklace, loincloth, a belt of pendants, and an anklet on their right ankle. They are each holding a stick in each hand representing the deer's front legs.Type of Drawing
Ink - ColoredArtwork Details
Medium
Pen and InkSubject
Maidu deer dancersAcquisition
Accession
2019.3Made/Created
Artist
Harry FonsecaDate made
1975Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
State/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Central CaliforniaContinent
North AmericaCulture/Tribe
Maidu
Native American