Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1125 | |
| 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. mid 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting grizzly bear attacking buffalo atop rounded hill covered with tufts of grass; Bear is shown atop the buffalo's back, sinking its claws into buffalo's shoulder and side of face; Buffalo is standing on its hind legs trying to throw bear off; Buffalo skull is partially shown to the right; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 42.1, Length = 38.0 | |