Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1035 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting ("Navajo Circle Dance") | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1938 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white paper entitled "Navajo Circle Dance" depicting group of Navajo men dancing in circle with their arms interlocked; All men are dressed in moccasins, jeans or calico pants, shirts, and either headband or wide-brimmed hat; Most men wear silver concho belts; Man in center of circle is playing Navajo pottery drum; Several stylized plants are in foreground and at sides; Signature "H. Begay" is very faintly painted in gray paint near lower right corner (second signature "Harrison Begay" written in pencil in lower right corner has been erased); Artist's name, tribe, and title of painting are handwritten in pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is stamped on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.6, Length = 27.4 | |