Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1202 | |
| 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 | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on mat board | |
| Description | Painting on black mat board entitled "Been Trading", depicting Navajo boy and man walking one behind the other across a low hill toward left side of painting; Boy is dressed in gray jeans and brown shirt and carries small leather or paper pouch in his left hand; Man is dressed in blue jeans, light blue shirt, and broad-brimmed hat and carries large flour (?) sack on his shoulder; Blond-colored dog trails behind the two and stylized rock formations tower in background at left and right; Navajo Yei (deity) figure arches across sky; Signature "Robert Chee 62" is painted in gray paint near lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 76.0, Length = 51.0 | |