Hopi Corn Dance

Louis Lomayesva

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Object Label

This colorful and intricate composition by Louis Lomayesva depicts the performers of the Hopi Corn Dance. The eight dancers in the foreground wear ritual clothing with highly detailed woven designs. A group of men stands nearby, including a figure who beats a hide-covered drum. The background is omitted to focus attention on Native American life and traditions.

Caption

Louis Lomayesva (Hopi Pueblo, 1916–1996). Hopi Corn Dance, 1930s. Watercolor on paper, 15 15/16 x 21 15/16 in. (40.5 x 55.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 40.90. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum Photograph)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Hopi Corn Dance

Date

1930s

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Classification

Work on Paper

Dimensions

15 15/16 x 21 15/16 in. (40.5 x 55.7 cm)

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

40.90

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