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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1122   CAS 0370-1122; Painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Painting
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. 1955-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Opaque watercolor on paper
Description Untitled painting on white sketch pad paper depicting Navajo man on brown pinto horse about to spear a buffalo; The shirtless hunter is wearing a leather and silver bow guard and a feathered cap topped with eagle plumes; Man’s hair is bright blue, as are the buffalo's horns, nose, eyes and hoofs; Painting is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 35.3, Length = 42.6