Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1127 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) (1943-1984) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on mat board | |
| Description | Painting on white mat board entitled "Germination of Sun Katsina and Squash" depicting a squash katsina figure standing by a corn plant and squash plant; Overhead within a circle is a sun katsina figure, whose body is painted red with one shoulder turquoise and one yellow and the sun face encircled by white eagle feathers; Blue, pink, and yellow half-circles surround sun katsina; Signature "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh" is printed in lower right corner. Helen Hardin is the daughter of Pablita Velarde, whose paintings are also represented in the CAS painting collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.0, Length = 27.5 | |