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Tonita Peña

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Gender Female
Death75 years ago
Date of birth May 10,1893
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born San Ildefonso Pueblo
New Mexico
United States
Date of died September 9,1949
DiedKewa Pueblo
New Mexico
United States
ArtworksEagle Dancer
The Vessels are Decorated
Periods San Ildefonso Self-Taught Group
Resting place Cochiti
Patron Edgar Lee Hewett
Children Joe Herrera
Known forAmerican
WorksCorn Dance
Eagle Dancer
Deer Dance
Cochiti Indians (Ceremonial Dance)
Period by artworksSan Ildefonso school
On view The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1800503
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Tonita Peña Life story


Tonita Peña born as Quah Ah but also used the name Tonita Vigil Peña and María Antonia Tonita Peña. Peña was a renowned Pueblo artist, specializing in pen and ink on paper embellished with watercolor. She was a well-known and influential Native American artist and art teacher of the early 1920s and 1930s.

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