Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1207 | |
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. 1955 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Casein on mat board | |
Description | Painting on black mat board entitled "Navajo Feather Dance" depicting Talking God (the principle Navajo deity) leading line of 2 female and 1 male dancer, all of whom carry wands with ribbon streamers as they dance toward a large bonfire in the left foreground; 2 men are seated in the background as one shakes a rattle and the other taps a basket-drum, their faces lit by the fire's light; Signature "B Yazz" is printed in white paint in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 81.4, Length = 51.0 |