190: MATEO ROMERO (BORN 1966) MIXED MEDIA ON PANEL

Mateo Romero (Born 1966)
End of the Line (2012)
This depiction of a Cochiti Night Dance is signed lower left by Cochiti pueblo artist Mateo Romero, and titled verso where the date is written also.

Only on some occasions are white people permitted to witness certain dances in the kivas of Native peoples like the Cochiti. Displays like this Night Dance are the culmination of several days of secret ritual, fasting and other ceremony.
Overall size measures 15 x 20 inches.
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.
Provenance: Case Trading Post, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
$500 - $750