Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1818 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Sandpainting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Rough Rock | |
| Maker's Name | Fred Stevens (Grey Squirrel) (1922-1983) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sand; Plywood | |
| Description | Sandpainting on plywood depicting Navajo deities, mother earth and father sky; Mother earth is shown with gray body, bearing sacred plants of corn, beans, squash, and tobacco; Father sky's body is black and bears depictions of sun and moon and several constellations; Deities are surrounded on three sides by guardian rainbow band with feathers at corners and at ends and by pair of guardian figures (bat and medicine bundle) at top; Sandpainting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 122.0, Length = 60.8 | |