Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0986 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting ("Cutting Broom Grass") | |
| 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 | |