Audrey Brokeshoulder’s Sauk dancer defines the look of the 104th Ceremonial
Special to the Times | Sharon Chischilly
Audrey Brokeshoulder, the artist behind the official poster artwork for the 104th annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, poses for a photo during the powwow Saturday night at Red Rock Park.
CHURCH ROCK, N.M.
The woman on this year’s Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial poster has no face. She stands with her hands on her hips against a field of turquoise, an eagle fan tucked at her waist and red circles of war paint on her cheeks, framed by a maroon-and-white band of diamonds and triangles.
Courtesy | Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial
Audrey Brokeshoulder’s acrylic painting, “Sauk Appliqué Dancer,” is the official poster artwork for the 104th annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial.
Brokeshoulder said dancers show different expressions while they perform.
“I like to imagine that they’re jamming out,” said Audrey Brokeshoulder, the Gallup artist whose acrylic painting of a Sauk appliqué dancer was selected as the official artwork of the 104th annual Ceremonial.
Some dancers smile, she said, while others concentrate on the ground the way she does.
“People have different reactions, and I thought she would look nice with some war paint.”
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