Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1145 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Town: St. Michaels | |
| Maker's Name | Robert Chee (1938-1972) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on mat board | |
| Description | Untitled painting on black mat board depicting two young Navajo men riding their horses toward right edge of painting; Lead rider is on gray pinto horse and is dressed in gray jeans and brown shirt and is playing Navajo pottery drum; Second rider is on salmon-colored pinto horse is is dressed in gray jeans and blue shirt; Stylized plants are in foreground; Navajo Yei (deity) figure streaks across sky in background, and small bird in flight arches across sky in upper left quadrant; Signature "Robert Chee" is printed in gray paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 76.9, Length = 50.9 | |