Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0155 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Sandpainting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Sheep Springs | |
| Maker's Name | David Lee (1948-1996) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1987 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | ||
| Description | Square sandpainting composed in radial pattern; At the center is a turquoise circle, representing the Place of Emergence from which the Holy People entered the Glittering World; Radiating images are separated into four quadrants by crosses that extend out from top, bottom, and both sides of the central circle; Two “Yeis”, or gods, representing Mother Earth and Father Sky appear in opposite quadrants; Two of the four sacred plants, corn and tobacco, are also depicted in the other quadrants; Unframed; Written on the back of the piece: “Mother Earth & Father Sky with plants.” | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 30.4, Width = 30.4, Thickness = 1.1 | |