Deer Dancers
Name/Title
Deer DancersEntry/Object ID
2019.3.2Description
Depiction of four stylized deer dancers, each wearing headdresses including the head, antlers, and upper skin of a deer, probably deerskin loin cloths, feather bands around their waists. All have circles pained on their upper bodies, arms and legs, and all but the front dancer have pendant anklets on both feet. They are each holding sticks representing the legs of the deer.Type of Print
EtchingArtwork Details
Medium
PaperSubject
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