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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1151 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Jamasie | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Engraving on white paper entitled "Family Portrait" showing young Eskimo girl dressed in hooded parka, pants, and mukluks, flanked by her mother on her right (similarly dressed) and her father on her left (dressed in plain parka, pants, and mukluks); Figures are printed in black against plain background; Girl and father are shown in full frontal pose while mother is in 3/4 right profile; "Family portrait, Dorset, 1966, 15/50, Jamasie" is handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 33.0, Length = 25.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1153 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Engraving on white paper entitled "Wonderful Bird", depicting stylized image of bird in standing position preening one of its large tail feathers; The bird sports equally large feathers on the top of its head; Image is printed in black; "35/50. Wonderful Bird, Kenojuak, 1964" is handwritten in pencil beneath image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.1, Length = 30.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1156 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Mungitok | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled engraving on white paper depicting image of solitary goose shown in mid-stride in right profile; Image is printed in black against plain white background; "16/50, Mungitok" is handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 33.0, Length = 48.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1163 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Pauta (b. 1916) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1963 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled engraving on white paper depicting owl shown in full frontal view with its wings fully outstretched; Image is printed in black against plain white background; "11/50, 1963" is hand printed in pencil below image, along with additional information that is printed in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.5, Length = 31.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1039 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Etching on white paper entitled "Horse and Colt" depicting mare grazing on sparse grass while her spotted colt stands by her side; Horses are flanked by pair of scraggly pine trees; Low hills are pictured in background; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Horse and Colt by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along bottom border of print. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.3, Length = 14.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1041 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Etching on white paper entitled "Deer and Moon", depicting young fawn backlit by a full moon; Stylized plants frame the scene along the left and bottom edges; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Deer and Moon by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along bottom border of print. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.3, Length = 18.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0987 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Etching on white paper entitled "Pintails" depicting flock of 14 ducks descending in flight and about to land; Cattails and other marsh plants frame the scene along the bottom and right edge; Full moon shines in background; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Pintails by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along lower border of print. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.3, Length = 19.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0981 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled etching on white paper depicting two jack rabbits in deep snow; One rabbit is walking toward the right edge of the etching while the second one is standing on its hind legs facing the left edge; Bare-leaved shrubs are in the background; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border just below lower right corner of etching. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 18.6, Length = 19.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0982 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled etching on white paper depicting single bird with its feathers fully ruffled and sitting on a spruce bough; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is printed in black ink in border just below lower right corner of etching. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.4, Length = 18.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0983 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled etching on white paper depicting squirrel sitting upright and holding an acorn to its mouth; Several acorns and oak leaves lie on the ground; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is hand written in pencil in border just below lower right corner of etching. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.0, Length = 14.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0984 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled etching on ivory-colored paper depicting buffalo charging toward the viewer, with its head turned toward the right edge of the etching; Buffalo skull is in foreground and terraced butte is in background; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "B. Yazz" is imprinted in lower right corner of etching; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border, just below lower right corner of etching. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.5, Length = 19.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0985 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled drypoint etching on white paper depicting two fawns standing side by side amid bare-leaved trees that are being blown by a very strong wind; Entire scene is done in shades of gray; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is handwritten in blue ink in lower right corner, just below printed image. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.3, Length = 13.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1050 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled etching on cream-colored paper depicting single fawn walking in deep, wind-driven snow among several gnarled and bare juniper trees; Etching is printed in shades of black and gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border beneath lower right corner of etching. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 18.6, Length = 26.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1051 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1949 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Aquatint etching on very thin white paper entitled "Blue Horse", depicting figure of blue horse with its head held high and looking back, standing on patch of bare red ground and next to wide-leafed yucca plant; Spire rock formations are at left in background and sky is partially colored blue; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border just below lower right corner of etching. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.6, Length = 25.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0994 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Ottochie | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled engraving on white paper depicting man in kayak with double-headed oar, pursuing seal which has been speared and is trailing a float bag, while 5 other seals flee ahead of it; Entire scene is printed in black on plain white background; "10/50" and signature "Ottochie" are handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner of border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 33.5, Length = 24.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0963 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Linoleum block print | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | San Francisco | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Block print on paper | |
| Description | Linoleum block print on white paper, entitled "Navajo Girl" depicting head of Navajo girl in 3/4 profile, with her hair pulled back and tied in traditional Navajo "chongo" and wearing "jacloh" earrings; Image is printed in black ink; Signature "R.C. Gorman '64", title "Navajo Girl", and edition number "4/10" are printed in pencil along lower edge; Print enclosed in pink paper folio inscribed on front cover, "Kesh-mish" [Christmas]. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.7, Length = 22.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0924 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Justino Herrera (Stimone) (b. 1920) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque paint on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white paper entitled "Red Buffaloes" depicting red buffalo dancer shown in left profile and dressed in white kilt and red buffalo headdress; Forelegs and forearms are colored turquoise and remainder of body is painted deep red; Figure stand atop short steps holding tree branch in left hand and gourd rattle in right hand, facing pueblo woman dressed in moccasins, yellow dress, and white woven manta; Large basket filled with bread, corn and other gifts sets at woman's feet; Inscription "Happy Greeting to Mr. & Mrs. Young (sic) Elkus" is printed in turquoise-colored ink along bottom edge; Signature "From painting by Justino Herrera" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 22.8, Length = 18.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0986 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Ben Quintana (Ha A Tee) (1923-1944) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1933 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white paper entitled "Cutting Broom Grass" depicting pueblo man shown in left profile and kneeling while cutting bunches of grass with a sickle; Situated along a flat horizon line are a prickly pear cactus, several bunches of grass, a stylized vine with pink flower, a very stylized tree with wing-like foliage and a gray squirrel at top, and a yucca plant; Stylized cloud with falling rain is represented overhead by 3 overlapping crescent lines; Signature "Ben Quintana" is printed in blue paint in lower right corner; "Cutting Broom Grass, Ben Quintana, Cochiti Pueblo, ($) 1.50, Age 10" is handwritten in pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is imprinted on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.5, Length = 16.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1045 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Ben Quintana (Ha A Tee) (1923-1944) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1938 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white poster board entitled "Cochiti Dancer" depicting single pueblo man dressed in moccasins, white pants with red and blue polka dots,turtle shell leg rattle, red shirt, and woven sash belt, shown in left profile and in dancing pose with right leg drawn up; Man carries spruce bough in left hand and gourd rattle in right hand; Signature "Ben" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; "Cochiti Dancer, Ben Quintana Cochiti Pueblo, [$]2.00" is printed in blue pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is imprinted twice on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.4, Length = 35.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1031 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Theodore Suina (Ku-Pe-Ru) (b. 1918) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor (poss. casein) on paper | |
| Description | Painting on mulberry paper (?) entitled "The Road-Runner" depicting highly stylized image of roadrunner painted in elaborate geometric patterns in colors of blue, gray, white, and several shades of brown; Bird is shown in right profile running up low hill with 3 yucca plants along the horizon line; Signature "Ku Pe Ru '60" is painted in gray paint in lower right corner; "Roadrunner, by Theodore Suina, Cochiti, N. Mex" is printed in pencil in lower left corner on reverse; Reverse side of support paper is painted (possibly by manufacturer rather than by artist) with all over pattern of gold cross-like motif. This painting was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1963 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.0, Length = 28.1 | |
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