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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1239   CAS 0370-1239; Painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Painting
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Mrs. Armer?
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Opaque watercolor on brown paper
Description Painting of sand painting from Navajo Windway Chant, depicting 4 male Windway people shown in line in full frontal view, each one painted one of the four sacred colors (black, blue, yellow, and white); A rainbow Yei guardian figure surrounds the Windway people on 3 sides, and the entire painting is protected by 2 small guardian figures at the top.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 81.8, Length = 58.3