Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1138 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | McKinley | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Gallup | |
Maker's Name | Narciso Platero Abeyta (Ha So Deh, Ha So De) (1918-1998) | |
Date of Manufacture | 1939 (revised 1959) | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
Description | Painting on heavy pink-colored watercolor paper entitled "The Sun Carrier" depicting one of the Navajo warrior twins carrying a shield with a sun face while riding a white horse across a rainbow arch at the base of the painting; Four stylized plants, each painted in one of the four Navajo sacred colors (black, yellow [gold], white, and blue) seem to sprout from the arch; Signature "Ha-So-Deh" printed in yellow paint in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.3, Length = 42.0 |