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Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0007
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	City: Gallup
Maker's Name	Narciso Platero Abeyta (Ha So Deh, Ha So De) (1918-1998)
Date of Manufacture	1958
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on watercolor paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Changeable Wolf Man" depicting scene from Navajo mythology showing woman mounting black horse while man wearing wolf skin tries to grab her from lower left corner; Horned moon symbol appears in upper left corner, with tree along right background and highly stylized rocks in foreground; Signature "Ha-So-De" is printed in black ink (overwritten in blue ink) in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 56.2, Length = 76.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0138
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Sandpainting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	San Juan
Other Geographic Data	Town: Sheep Springs (north of Gallup)
Maker's Name	Patsy Miller
Date of Manufacture	ca. early 1960s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Sand; Glue; Plywood
Description	Untitled sandpainting depicting gray horned sun face with black and white eagle feathers suspended from the horns and from atop the face; Earrings are suspended from the base of each horn; Sun face is framed above and below by protective rectangular panels in gray, white, and rust brown; Background color is brown; The following is written in ink on reverse, "The Sun -- This painting is used for healing people that are sick. It [sic] color and design are made from natural color stones -- Patsy Miller."
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 12.9, Length = 17.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0336
Category	Pottery; Visual Arts
Object Name	Plate
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Pinal
Other Geographic Data	City: Scottsdale
Maker's Name	Otellie Pasivaya Loloma (1922-1993)
Date of Manufacture	ca. late 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Metal: Copper; Enamel glazes
Description	Shallow round copper plate with small diameter round pedestal base; Interior is coated with gray enamel glazes while exterior is coated with mottled green and black glaze; Heads of three long hair katsinam are depicted in profile, in black, yellow, green, blue, red, and white, against a gray field; Double red and black band encircles half of rim and multiple black, red, turquoise, and white bands encircle other half; Plate is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.7, Max Diam = 15.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0391
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. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white watercolor paper, designed as a bookmark; Painting depicts Navajo silver concho belt consisting of 3 oval conchos and 2 rectangular spacers, the latter set with turquoise stone in center; Images are drawn in pencil and then painted in gray and blue watercolors; Painting is unsigned, but inscribed on reverse (presumably by Ruth C. Elkus) "A bookmark from Jimmy to Chip [Charles De Young Elkus]."
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 5.2, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0450
Category	Carvings; Visual Arts
Object Name	Scrimshaw (whale tooth)
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.3, Width = 1.6, Length = 11.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0916
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zia Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Zia Pueblo
Maker's Name	Velino Shije Herrera (Ma Pe Wi) (1902-1973)
Date of Manufacture	1937
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on heavy white paper entitled "Matachines Dance", depicting two Matachine society male dancers, each wearing elaborate and colorful dance regalia of long beaded leggings, black kilts, pueblo sash belts, vests, and headdresses that include black face covering and blue hat with eagle plumes at sides and ribbon streamers trailing down their backs; Each dancer carries wooden 3-pronged sword in left hand and cloth pouch in right hand; Signature Ma-pe-wi 1937" is printed in orange paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 36.0, Length = 28.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0917
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque tempera on paper
Description	Painting entitled "The Potter", depicting kneeling pueblo woman dressed in orange blouse, green one shoulder dress, and gray apron, shaping large pottery bowl in front of her; Can of water is shown in foreground; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is printed in gray paint near lower right corner; Title "The Potter" and "Santa Clara Pueblo" are written in pencil on reverse. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 18.4, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0918
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Vaughn Saufkie (b. 1942)
Date of Manufacture	1954
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pastel chalk on paper
Description	Drawing entitled "Bird", depicting stylized image of single bird in flight, drawn in colors of red, blue, and green against a red and blue background; Drawing is unsigned. Vaughn Saufkie's father was Hopi silversmith, Paul Saufki, also respresented in the CAS collection.e.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.4, Length = 22.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0919
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Other Geographic Data	City: Phoenix
Maker's Name	hazel J. W. (?) or Charley Peshlakai (?)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on black construction paper entitled "Indian Symbol" depicting stylized outline image of thunderbird with outstretched wings and spread tail; Figure is painted in white against a plain black background; Signature "Hazel J.W." is printed in white paint in lower left corner; Painting is glued to white poster board, on the back of which is written "Charley Peshlakai, Phoenix Indian Sch., (L. Wyman, Teacher)" [Leland Wyman].
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.0, Length = 29.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0920
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1945
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on brown paper depicting a burial platform with shrouded body on top and the personal effects (saddle, bow and quiver of arrows, eagle feather headdress, pipe bag, and parfleche) of the deceased suspended from the platform or arranged at its base; Small fire burns beneath platform and 3 wolves are encircling in foreground; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 40.7, Length = 30.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0921
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Carlos Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Wilson Dewey (Sundust) (1915-1969)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on poster board
Description	Painting on white poster board entitled "Apache Dancer" depicting single crown dancer, shown in left profile in animated dance pose standing on left leg and with left arm raised overhead; Dancer is dressed in moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt, and black cloth head and face mask with crown of wooden slats painted with snake motif; Long red streamers trail from dancer's upper arms and he carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Wilson Dewey" is printed in gray paint near lower right corner; "Apache Dancer, Price -- $15.00, Apache Artist Wilson Dewey" is handwritten in pencil on reverse. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1949 as their annual holiday card in 1949, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.7, Length = 33.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0922
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	1938
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "The Bull and the Koshares", depicting 2 Koshare clowns, whose bodies are painted in black and white stripes, riding bareback on a black bull; Koshare in front is holding on to bull's horn, while face of second Koshare is hidden behind first Koshare; Signature "Awa Tsireh 1938" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 36.4, Length = 28.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0923
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zia Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Zia Pueblo
Maker's Name	Rafael Medina (Tee Ya Cha Na) (b. 1929)
Date of Manufacture	1966
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on mat board
Description	Painting entitled "Zia Clown Dancer", depicting single Koshare dancer, shown in dancing pose with right leg and both arms raised; Dancer's body is painted in alternating horizontal black and white stripes and his hair is pulled back into two pony tails; Top of small fir tree is shown in lower right; Signature "1966 R. Medina" is printed in white paint with Zia sun symbol in lower left corner; Title and artist's name are both handwritten and printed in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 14.2, Length = 20.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0924
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Justino Herrera (Stimone) (b. 1920)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque paint on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Red Buffaloes" depicting red buffalo dancer shown in left profile and dressed in white kilt and red buffalo headdress; Forelegs and forearms are colored turquoise and remainder of body is painted deep red; Figure stand atop short steps holding tree branch in left hand and gourd rattle in right hand, facing pueblo woman dressed in moccasins, yellow dress, and white woven manta; Large basket filled with bread, corn and other gifts sets at woman's feet; Inscription "Happy Greeting to Mr. & Mrs. Young (sic) Elkus" is printed in turquoise-colored ink along bottom edge; Signature "From painting by Justino Herrera" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 22.8, Length = 18.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0925
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	San Francisco
Other Geographic Data	City: San Francisco
Maker's Name	R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005)
Date of Manufacture	1958
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on white paper entitled "Navajo Singers", depicting 4 Navajo men in single row, singing while one of them plays pueblo-style drum; Singers are drawn in black ink and are shown from knee-length height dressed in jeans, shirts, and shoulder blankets, all painted brown and blue and set against a blue watercolor wash background; Signature "R.C. Gorman '58" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.6, Length = 25.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0926
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Romando Vigil (Tse Ye Mu) (1902-1978)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white paper, depicting single image of Shalako shown in left profile against plain white background; Figure is shown in striding position, dressed in full ceremonial attire, including kilt, shawl and tall headdress with eagle plume crown and protruding mouth (mask is incorrectly colored yellow instead of blue); Signature "Tse-ye-mu" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 11.4, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0927
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. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on construction paper
Description	Untitled painting on purple construction paper depicting single light blue fawn leaping over several stylized blue snakeweed (?) plants that appear to be growing out of brown rocks; Signature "Beatien Yazz" along with copyright symbol are printed in orange paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.4, Length = 22.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0928
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) (1943-1984)
Date of Manufacture	1958
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on mat board
Description	Painting entitled "Long Horn", depicting Zuni katsina, Saiyatasha (Zuni Rain Priest of the North, Long Horn) who orchestrates the annual Shalako ceremony, the only time he appears; Figure is wearing buckskin cape, moccasins and leggings, white shirt, and turquoise-colored head mask with single horn extending to his right; Figure carries bundle of blue corn in his left hand and rattle of sheep scapula bones (?) in right hand; Signature "Tsa-sah-wee-eh" is printed near lower right corner. Helen Hardin is the daughter of Pablita Velarde, whose paintings are also represented in the CAS painting collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.0, Length = 30.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0929
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Apache or Navajo
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	James (Jimmy) Mitchell (Che Chilly Nez) (deceased)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink on paper
Description	Pen and ink drawing on white paper entitled "Thunderbird and Fox", depicting stylized bird painted with geometric designs and fox, apparently discussing fate of dead rabbit that lies between them; Overhead is stylized rain cloud with bolt of lightning extending downward; Signature "Che-chilly Nez" and initials "J. M." are printed in black ink in lower right corner; Artist's name "James Mitchell" and title of painting are written in upper left corner on reverse in blue ink.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 34.7, Length = 27.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0930
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1934-1936
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Navajo Children Before a Campfire", depicting Navajo man kneeling and 2 young Navajo women standing by campfire; Man dressed in gray jeans and rust-colored shirt; Woman on left dressed in blue skirt and blouse and red and tan striped blanket; Woman on right dressed in green skirt, rust-colored blouse, and gray and blue striped blanket; Several stylized plants are interspersed among figures, but overall there is little attempt at perspective; Signature "H. Begays" (sic) is printed in pencil in lower right corner; Artist's name, tribe, and title of painting are handwritten on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 16.8, Length = 18.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0931
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	February 1943
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on unsized cardboard
Description	Untitled painting on cardboard depicting single buffalo shown standing and in left profile looking up toward blue horned sun in upper left corner; 3 rays of light radiate down from sun; Buffalo has bear-like face and stands on horizon line made of small yellow crescent shapes; Horizon line terminates in terraced arrow and stylized plant; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.7, Length = 30.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0932
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Tonita PeÃ±a (Tonita P. Arquero, Quah Ah) (1893-1949)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque tempera on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white poster board depicting single image of Koshare clown, shown in left profile; Clown's body is painted entirely in black and white stripes and he wears garters, breechclout, wristlets, and collar; His hair is pulled back into 2 ponytails; Costume is lacking head cap; Signature "Quah Ah, Tonita PeÃ±a" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 16.9, Length = 23.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0933
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Tonita PeÃ±a (Tonita P. Arquero, Quah Ah) (1893-1949)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque paint on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white poster board depicting single image of Koshare clown, shown in 3/4 left profile against plain white background; Clown's body is painted completely in black and white stripes and he wears garters, breechclout, waistband, and headdress that includes two extended horns; Clown is in standing position with knees bent, right arm raised up, and head bent back slightly; Signature "Quah Ah, Tonita PeÃ±a" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.9, Length = 23.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0934A
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1951
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting male buffalo dancer shown in 3/4 right profile with his head turned away from viewer; Dancer is dressed in moccasins, leggings, brown leather kilt, red woven sash, black shirt, and buffalo headdress; He is shown bent at the knees and waist and carries bow and arrow in left hand and rattle (?) in right hand; Signature "Aguilar 51" is printed in black ink just below and to right of dancer. (This painting and CAS 0370-0934B, showing a female buffalo dancer, were done as a pair.) Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 11.3, Length = 15.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0934B
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1951
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting female buffalo dancer shown in full frontal pose and dressed in moccasins, embroidered skirt and shirt, and buffalo headdress; Dancer carries spruce bough in left hand and feathers (?) in right hand; Signature "Aguilar 51" is painted in black paint just below and to right of dancer. (This painting and CAS 0370-0934A, showing a male buffalo dancer, were done as a pair.) Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 11.4, Length = 15.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0935
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	1932-1936
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Women Visiting Shrine", depicting 2 pueblo women kneeling over a small outdoor shrine and placing an offering; One of the women is wrapped in a blue blanket and the other in a red blanket; Cholla cactus and other plants are depicted in background amid sand dunes. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 44.3, Length = 27.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0956
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1953
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Oil on poster board; Brown paper for card
Description	Untitled painting on poster board depicting Navajo deity, Pollen Boy; Figure is in full frontal pose, dressed in white leggings, gold and rust-brown kilt, and gold upper body; Face is white; Ribbon steamers hang from wrists and elbows and pouch is tied at waist; Background is speckled with blue, white, red, and turquoise paint; Signature "Warm Mountain 53" is printed in white paint in lower right corner; Painting is glued to rust-brown paper as holiday card; Black and green letters "M C" [Merry Christmas?] are painted on front; Typed message inside reads, "Figure from Navajo Sandpainting* Hozhonji** Blessing Chant Tra Da Deen-eshki. Pollen Boy, Warm Mountain, Joe V. Aguilar." Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 9.2, Length = 15.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0957
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1957
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on cardboard; Varnish
Description	Untitled painting on poster board depicting single parrot as represented on pueblo pottery; Bird's orange body is decorated with geometric patterns; Bird is shown standing on single floral branch, against blue speckled background; Signature "Suwa" is printed in black paint in lower right corner. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.1, Length = 12.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0958
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Anglo-American
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Anna Barry (1907-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Anna Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husbandâ€™s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0959
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Haida
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Germaine Mauriaucourt (1932-ca. 2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled serigraph depicting standing figure of human-raven, shown wearing seaweed skirt and a cape which hangs off its right shoulder and carrying a staff in its left hand; 10 humanoid heads with arms are shown on raven's breast, and around him are smaller images of a fish, 2 birds, an orca, and a frog, all printed in black, green, and rust brown; On reverse is attached type-written version of Haida creation story, as told to Germaine Mauriaucourt by Arthur Moody at Skidegate Mission, Queen Charlotte Islands in 1955. [Germaine Mauriaucourt was born in Vancouver, British Columbia of French and English ancestry and spent the summer of 1955 among the Haida people at Skidegate, where she claimed to have been â€œadopted into the Moody family (Haida carvers) and into the Raven and Wolf clans.â€]
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 28.0, Length = 35.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0961
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque tempera on paper
Description	Painting on white paper folded in half and designed as Christmas card; Painting on front is entitled "Matachina Dancer", depicting single dance figure from the pueblo version of the Matachine society dance; Figure is dressed in black fringed skirt, moccasins and leggings, and cape and wears green face covering and white headdress with long flowing ribbons; 3 wooden swords are carried in right hand and cloth in left hand; Signature "Gilbert Atencio '56" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Handwritten greeting inside reads, "A Warm and Friendly Wish of Cheer for Christmas and the Coming Year -- Gilbert Atencio." Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.9, Length = 28.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0962
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Paint
Description	Untitled serigraph on paper depicting male dancer shown in 3/4 left profile (head is turned in 3/4 right profile) standing on right foot with knee bent and left leg upraised; Dancer wears elaborate plains-style dance outfit, including blue and red aprons, calico print shirt, feather bustle and large feathered rosettes on upper arms, roach with feathers in hair, beaded moccasins, garters and belt; He carries feather fan with beaded handle in right hand and horse hair (?) switch in left hand.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 26.5, Length = 33.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0963
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Linoleum block print
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	San Francisco
Other Geographic Data	City: San Francisco
Maker's Name	R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005)
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Block print on paper
Description	Linoleum block print on white paper, entitled "Navajo Girl" depicting head of Navajo girl in 3/4 profile, with her hair pulled back and tied in traditional Navajo "chongo" and wearing "jacloh" earrings; Image is printed in black ink; Signature "R.C. Gorman '64", title "Navajo Girl", and edition number "4/10" are printed in pencil along lower edge; Print enclosed in pink paper folio inscribed on front cover, "Kesh-mish" [Christmas].
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 16.7, Length = 22.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0964
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Taos Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Taos
Other Geographic Data	Taos Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pop Chalee (Merina Lujan Hopkins) (1906-1993)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled serigraph on manila-colored board depicting buffalo dancer in ceremonial dress, shown from behind in three-quarter profile, full-length pose; Figure wears red moccasins, buckskin kilt, bell rattles below knees, and buffalo headdress with bundle of eagle plumes at sides, and carries gourd rattle in right hand and arrow or spear in left hand; Signature "Pop Chalee" with eagle plume is imprinted just below figure.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 24.0, Length = 28.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0965
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Taos Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Taos
Other Geographic Data	Taos Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pop Chalee (Merina Lujan Hopkins) (1906-1993)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink; Paper
Description	Untitled serigraph on blue paper, showing a single blue horse with its front and back legs spread widely as it jumps over a yucca plant; Horse's mane and tail are jet black; Pair of small birds are shown in upper left and right corners; Signature "Pop Chalee" with eagle plume is printed just below horse's rear feet.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 17.6, Length = 14.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0966
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	Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on gray-green construction paper depicting Navajo man leaning against pine tree with his bow and arrows in his lap and asleep, while doe and buck graze nearby; Several multi-colored mountain peaks are shown in background; Painting is unsigned. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddyâ€™s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 29.0, Length = 22.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0967
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	Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on brown wrapping paper depicting white mare in foreground with yellow colt (?) behind and to the right; Row of 3 mountain peaks are in background with 2 birds in flight between the peaks; Horses and mountains are set against plain backgrounds with only minimal attempt at perspective; Painting is unsigned. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddyâ€™s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 28.9, Length = 21.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0968
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	Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on illustration board
Description	Untitled painting on lightweight white cardboard showing single Navajo yei (deity) figure whose body is painted entirely blue; Figure is dressed in kilt, sash belt, garters, and moccasins and ribbons hang down from his wrists and elbows on his outstretched hands; Figure is shown against plain white background; Painting is unsigned. Attribution to Little Shorty made by Jerry Brody (former director of Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM). According to Sallie Lippincott Wagner, who operated Wide Ruins Trading Post in the 1930s and 1940s, when Little Shorty was active, this attribution is unlikely: the style of this painting seems rather refined in comparison to other works by Little Shorty. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddyâ€™s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 19.0, Length = 26.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0969
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	Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on brown paper
Description	Untitled painting on brown paper depicting yellow male goat and gray female goat with kid wandering through a hilly landscape; Large peak and 2 pine trees depicted in foreground and several low hills and one bare-leafed tree in background; Painting is unsigned. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddyâ€™s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 29.1, Length = 22.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0970
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Apache
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012)
Date of Manufacture	1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on illustration board
Description	Painting on white illustration board entitled "Little Spotted Skunk" depicting three different full-body views of a black skunk with tan stripes; Several stylized plants are interspersed among the skunks and blue and salmon-colored rainbow bar borders top and upper sides of painting; Signature "H. Begay" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; Title "Lilte (sic) Spotted Skunk" is handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 14.6, Length = 16.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0971
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	San Francisco
Other Geographic Data	City: San Francisco
Maker's Name	R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on white paper, showing two images of young Navajo woman preparing fry bread; At bottom woman is depicted standing while shaping dough into round tortilla shape; At top she is depicted kneeling and about to place bread in iron skillet resting on open fire; Figures are drawn in black ink and painted in flat watercolor wash of pink, brown, and yellow; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in black ink in lower right corner; Painting was produced as card sent to Mr. and Mrs. Elkus; Inside, artist has written "Thank you for the lovely evening - R.C. Gorman, P.S. -- and have a wonderful, wonderful trip --"
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 11.8, Length = 28.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0972
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	Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting Navajo man pulling pine tree; Man is pulling on reins to direct black mule to pull on chain that is wrapped around trunk of tree; Shovel, pick, and axe lie at base of tree and barbed wire fence is in foreground; Subjects are shown against plain white background with very little attempt at perspective; Painting is unsigned. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddyâ€™s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 31.4, Length = 25.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0973
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	Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting dance scene, including standing Navajo man at left playing drum, seated pueblo man in center, and pueblo dancer at right wearing elaborate headdress with blue bird mounted at top; Figures are set against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Painting is unsigned. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddyâ€™s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 34.5, Length = 26.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0974
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. 1946
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on red construction paper showing young deer leaping over wide-leafed yucca plant; Scene is set against plain background; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in black paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 24.2, Length = 18.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0975
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Encarnacion PeÃ±a (Enkay PeÃ±a, Soqueen) (1902-1979)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on tan paper depicting male buffalo dancer, shown in left profile; Figure is dressed in moccasins, leggings, garters with rattles, brown leather kilt, waist band rattle, brown shirt, and buffalo headdress with eagle feather fan on back; He carries bow and arrows in left hand and feathered rattle (?) in right hand; Signature "Soqueen" is written in pencil along lower center edge.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 16.5, Length = 26.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0976
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Abel Sanchez (Oqwa-Pi) (1899-1971)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on poster board
Description	Untitled painting on yellow poster board depicting two leaping deer, shown against a plain background; Plump bodies of deer are painted black with white underbellies, green tails, and red hoofs; Painting is mounted on larger piece of thin white board, on which signature "Oqwa Pi" is handwritten in pencil in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 29.6, Length = 28.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0977
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Tesuque Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	Tesuque Pueblo
Maker's Name	Marco Vigil
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor paint on paper
Description	Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting single buffalo dance figure, shown in 3/4 left profile and dressed in moccasins, white kilt with red and blue horizontal bands; And buffalo headdress including mane and pair of horns; Dancer's upper torso and face are painted black and forearms are painted yellow; Dancer carries spear in left hand and gourd rattle in right hand; Multi-colored cloud symbol with 2 lightning bolts and light rays are painted at top; Signature "Marco Vigil, Tesuque Pueblo" is handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.1, Length = 30.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0978
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Michael Kabotie (Lomawywesa) (1942-2009)
Date of Manufacture	1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Deer Dance" showing 2 deer katsina (Sowi-ing) impersonators, each wearing a white case mask with red circles on cheeks, elongated snout, turquoise "flowers" in place of ears, and 2 horns extending from top; Male figure on left is shown in full frontal view and is dressed in woven kilt and white shirt with turquoise colored arm bands and leaning on 2 canes; Female figure on right is shown in left facing profile and is dressed in black pueblo-style dress and woven white manta and also leaning on 2 canes; Original signature "By Michael Kabotie" printed in blue paint in lower right corner is partially cut off; Second signature "Michael Kabotie" is printed in black ink above first signature.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 21.0, Length = 27.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0979
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting Navajo woman dressed in red skirt and green blouse, standing next to loom from which she is removing a just-completed banded Navajo rug in colors of red, white, and gray; Entire scene is set against a plain white background; Signature "Begay" is printed in light brown paint near lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 10.2, Length = 15.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0980
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pencil on paper
Description	Untitled drawing on white notepad paper depicting juniper tree with several small bushes around its base; Signature "J. Toddy" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 17.7, Length = 12.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0981
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled etching on white paper depicting two jack rabbits in deep snow; One rabbit is walking toward the right edge of the etching while the second one is standing on its hind legs facing the left edge; Bare-leaved shrubs are in the background; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border just below lower right corner of etching.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 18.6, Length = 19.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0982
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled etching on white paper depicting single bird with its feathers fully ruffled and sitting on a spruce bough; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is printed in black ink in border just below lower right corner of etching.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 12.4, Length = 18.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0983
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled etching on white paper depicting squirrel sitting upright and holding an acorn to its mouth; Several acorns and oak leaves lie on the ground; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is hand written in pencil in border just below lower right corner of etching.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 10.0, Length = 14.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0984
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled etching on ivory-colored paper depicting buffalo charging toward the viewer, with its head turned toward the right edge of the etching; Buffalo skull is in foreground and terraced butte is in background; Entire scene is printed in shades of gray; Signature "B. Yazz" is imprinted in lower right corner of etching; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border, just below lower right corner of etching.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 13.5, Length = 19.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0985
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled drypoint etching on white paper depicting two fawns standing side by side amid bare-leaved trees that are being blown by a very strong wind; Entire scene is done in shades of gray; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is handwritten in blue ink in lower right corner, just below printed image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 17.3, Length = 13.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0986
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Ben Quintana (Ha A Tee) (1923-1944)
Date of Manufacture	1933
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Cutting Broom Grass" depicting pueblo man shown in left profile and kneeling while cutting bunches of grass with a sickle; Situated along a flat horizon line are a prickly pear cactus, several bunches of grass, a stylized vine with pink flower, a very stylized tree with wing-like foliage and a gray squirrel at top, and a yucca plant; Stylized cloud with falling rain is represented overhead by 3 overlapping crescent lines; Signature "Ben Quintana" is printed in blue paint in lower right corner; "Cutting Broom Grass, Ben Quintana, Cochiti Pueblo, ($) 1.50, Age 10" is handwritten in pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is imprinted on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.5, Length = 16.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0987
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Etching on white paper entitled "Pintails" depicting flock of 14 ducks descending in flight and about to land; Cattails and other marsh plants frame the scene along the bottom and right edge; Full moon shines in background; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Pintails by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along lower border of print.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.3, Length = 19.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0989
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pudlat
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on rice paper
Description	Stone cut print on white rice paper entitled "Alert Owls" depicting 2 realistic images of owls, both shown in 3/4 profile, one above the other and without any apparent relationship between them; Images are printed in green ink; "20/50, Alert Owls, Pudlat, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks for artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) is printed in black and red ink to right of images.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 31.5, Length = 46.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0990
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013)
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled engraving on white paper depicting mythological animal (part bird and part quadruped) with 3 heads and 2 birds perched on its back; Image is printed in black ink on plain background; "8/50" is printed below lower left corner and artist's signature "Kenojuak" is handwritten in pencil below lower right corner; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 48.6, Length = 33.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0991
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pauta (b. 1916)
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled stone cut print on white paper depicting solitary image of owl shown in full frontal view with his wings fully extended, printed in black against plain white background; "12/50, Pauta" is handwritten in pencil in left and right corners, respectively, below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.7, Length = 31.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0992
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013)
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled engraving on white paper, depicting Eskimo hunter dressed in parka and mukluks, about to spear seal that has just been pulled from water; Igloo is depicted in background; Image is printed in black ink; Print number "12/50" is written in pencil in lower left corner and signature "Kenoyouk" is written in pencil in lower right corner; Embossed stamp of artists' co-op appears in lower right border.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.7, Length = 31.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0993
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Siberian Yup'ik (Yupik)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Nome
Other Geographic Data	St. Lawrence Island; Village: Gambell
Maker's Name	Florence Napaaq Malewotkuk, (also Florence Nupok, Florence N. Chauncey) (1906-1971)
Date of Manufacture	1954
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Seal skin; India ink
Description	Pen and ink drawing on seal skin entitled "Walrus" depicting 5 adult walrus resting on an ice floe; An icy landscape is shown in the foreground and background, against a gray, cloudy sky; Signature "Florence Nupok, Gambell, Alaska" is printed in block letters in lower right corner; Title, artist's name and place of residence are also written in pencil in lower left corner on reverse. This drawing was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1956 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 33.6, Length = 29.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0994
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Ottochie
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled engraving on white paper depicting man in kayak with double-headed oar, pursuing seal which has been speared and is trailing a float bag, while 5 other seals flee ahead of it; Entire scene is printed in black on plain white background; "10/50" and signature "Ottochie" are handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner of border.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 33.5, Length = 24.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0998
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955-1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Caribou hide; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo woman dressed in parka and shown in full frontal view from waist level up, carrying small child in the hood of her parka; Inverted kayak on rack is shown in background at left and an empty storage platform on the right; Small clouds fill the gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner and "Reindeer Skin" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.5, Length = 10.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-0999
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955-1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Seal skin; Ink; Cigarette ashes
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting group of nine Eskimo all dressed in hooded parkas and mukluks and gathered in circle holding skin on blanket on which they are tossing 10th person into air; Rack of drying meat is in left background and inverted skin boat is in right foreground; Ice floes are shown in distant background against cloud and bird-filled sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner and "Seal Skin" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.5, Length = 10.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1000
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955-1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Seal skin; Ink; Cigarette ashes
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and kneeling beside a kayak and aiming a harpoon gun at a seal in the water; Harpoon spear, oar, and dead seal lie in foreground; Ice floes surround area of open water and clouds fill the gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner and "Seal Skin" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.5, Length = 10.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1001
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955-1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on sealskin depicting team of 7 dogs pulling sled on which kayak is loaded, guided by Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka; Dog team and sled are shown coming around a pile of ice chunks, with additional ice floes in background and several linear clouds overhead; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.3, Length = 10.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1002
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955-1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo man on sled being pulled across winter landscape by single caribou; Snow covered hills are shown in background and several short grasses are shown in foreground; Dog follows behind sled; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.3, Length = 10.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1003
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Seal skin; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and holding harpoon, standing alongside seal carcass which he has just pulled from water; Snow drifts and wind-scoured ice blocks are shown in foreground and background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is written in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 10.1, Length = 7.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1004
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink; Paper
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man and woman shown in full frontal view standing next to each other and dancing while facing 3 seated individuals, each with his or her back to the viewer and each playing a round hand-held drum; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. (See CAS 0370-1007 for similar subject.)
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.3, Length = 12.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1005
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man armed with spear and approaching polar bear which is holding a seal carcass under its paw; Dog is also approaching from background; Snow drifts are shown in foreground and background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.3, Length = 12.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1006
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man and woman shown in full frontal profile, standing alongside each other and dancing, while facing 3 seated individuals, each with his or her back to viewer and each playing a round, hand-held drum; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. (See CAS 0370-1004 for similar subject.)
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.3, Length = 12.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1007
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka, pants, and mukluks leading single caribou by rope, both shown in left profile with snow-covered hills in background; Drawing is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1008
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man and woman carrying child, both dressed in parkas and standing beside sled hitched to team of 5 dogs; Lead dog is standing, while others are lying down; Sled is loaded with body of adult seal; Directly behind the couple are an inverted kayak on a rack, a raised dog kennel, and a log house; Snow-covered hills are shown in the distant background; Entire scene is drawn in black ink, except for mouths of man and woman, the dogs, and the seal, which are drawn in red; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1009
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting polar bear standing upright over a seal carcass on an ice flow, while a second polar bear watches from open water nearby; Large iceberg shown in distance and small group of birds is depicting in sky; Ice flow and snow draft are depicted in foreground; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1010
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo woman holding long knife and engaged in cutting up seal carcass; Immediately behind her is meat drying rack from which several pieces of meat are suspended; Scene is depicted against an empty background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.4, Length = 20.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1011
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting team of 5 dogs pulling sled, guided by Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and sitting on the sled; Dogs and man are all shown in left profile; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1012
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka, pants and mukluks and poised with spear while facing polar bear standing on its hind legs; Snow drifts are shown in foreground and background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1013
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in parka and holding a harpoon, standing beside body of seal which he has just pulled from the water onto the ice; Snow drifts are shown in the foreground and background; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of man and seal and several blood stains on ice, all of which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1014
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and seated on sled being pulled by team of 5 dogs, all shown in left profile; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of man and dogs which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1015
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting bull moose, shown in right profile engaged in standoff against two wolves, one facing the moose head-on from the front while the second one approaches from the background on the moose's left side; Animals are shown amid short grasses in an otherwise empty landscape; Figures are done in black ink except for wolves' tongues which are red; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1016
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting an Eskimo whale hunting scene with 3 men rowing a skin-covered boat while a fourth man, standing at the prow, spears a whale in the water; Large iceberg is shown in the left background and small birds fill the sky; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of the men and the point at which whale is speared, which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1017
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting nine Eskimo men gathered in circle and holding edges of blanket or skin on which tenth individual is being tossed into air; All men are dressed in parkas; Behind them is shown an inverted skin-covered boat on storage rack, a sled, an elevated dog kennel, and a log house with pair of sled dogs tied next to it; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Entire scene is done in black except for men's mouths which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1018
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Nome
Other Geographic Data	City: Nome
Maker's Name	James Kivetoruk Moses (1903-1982)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Illustration board; Ink; Colored pencil
Description	Pen and ink and colored pencil drawing entitled "Old Time Eskimo Belle" depicting waist-length, frontal portrait of Eskimo woman, dressed in parka with the hood pulled down; Woman is shown in 3/4 right profile against multi-colored, sunset sky in background; Signature "Kivetoruk Moses, Nome, Alaska" is handwritten in black ink in upper right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 19.5, Length = 27.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1020
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Anchorage
Other Geographic Data	City: Anchorage
Maker's Name	George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955-1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes
Description	Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting standing Eskimo woman, shown in full frontal view from the waist up and dressed in hooded parka and carrying small child in the hood of her parka; Inverted skin boat is shown on rack in background to the left and similar empty storage platform is shown to the right; Landscape is otherwise empty except for ice floes shown in distant background, all against gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.2, Length = 20.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1021
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Nome
Other Geographic Data	City: Nome
Maker's Name	James Kivetoruk Moses (1903-1982)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Illustration board; Ink; Colored pencil
Description	Untitled* pen and ink and colored pencil drawing on white illustration board depicting Eskimo legend of how Eskimo dancing began, as also explained in accompanying note by artist; Drawing depicts eagle flying high above earth's surface while holding Eskimo man in its talons, to free himself, man stabbed eagle with his hunting knife, fatally injuring the eagle and forcing it to land; As eagle lay dying, it told man to start dancing using eagle's heartbeat as the rhythm, later to be replaced by a drum beat; Signature" Kivetoruk Moses, Nome, Alaska" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. Label attached to reverse of drawing identifies the artist as being 60 years old. *Moses did several renditions of this painting, sometimes titled â€œMan and Eagle.â€ The accompanying explanatory note [in CAS accession file] for this painting, written by Mosesâ€™ wife, Bessie, is titled â€œNo. 1 Eskimo.â€
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 26.5, Length = 39.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1022
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Haida or Tlingit, possibly
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data	Northwest Coast
Maker's Name	Arthur Price, Kish Studios
Date of Manufacture	ca. late 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Untitled serigraph depicting Northwest Indian mythological figures of Ena-Gwenee (Mighty One), tall man Odindza (his enemy), and Kroneydin, the wanderer (a dwarf), all printed in black and turquoise on white paper; Print is cover of menu for "Canadian Night" as noted inside; Also printed inside is notation that print is by Arthur Price, is reproduced from book "Alaska Beckons" by Dr. Marius Barbeau, and was hand silk-screened at Kish Studios, Ottawa.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 32.9, Length = 50.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1024
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting single standing pueblo woman in lavender dress and red shoulder blanket with green stripe and long fringe that is folded under around her feet; Woman is shown in 3/4 left profile, holding in front of her an unidentifiable katsina doll that has a blue face and brown "wings" and wears woven and embroidered shawl; Figure is shown against plain white background, with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 18.9, Length = 28.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1025
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink and watercolor on poster board
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white poster board depicting single standing pueblo woman in black one shoulder dress, pink blouse, and purple shoulder blanket with yellow stripe and long fringe that is folded under around her feet; Woman is shown in 3/4 right profile, holding in front of her an unidentifiable katsina doll that has a blue face and brown "wings" and wears woven and embroidered shawl; Figure is shown against plain white background, with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 17.5, Length = 26.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1026
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting pueblo Indian man dressed in moccasins, pink pants, purple shirt and brown vest sitting on black horse and holding deer fawn; Standing in front of horse is bald man in bare feet, wearing green pants, brown shirt and black vest and bottle feeding another deer fawn; Both men are shown in 3-4 right profile against plain white background with little attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 36.4, Length = 28.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1027
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. 1948
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting rust-colored colt standing in deep snow with its head lowered and its back turned to the wind; Directly behind it are several snow-covered rocks (?) and bare-leaved shrubs; Signature "Beatian Yazz" along with copyright symbol are printed in brown paint just beneath the rocks.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 24.9, Length = 33.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1028
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting Koshare clown running and being chased by a turkey; Both figures are shown in left profile; Koshare's body is completely painted white with horizontal black stripes and he wears brown breechclout, garters, wristlets, and neckerchief and head mask that includes 2 projecting horns painted with white and black stripes; Both figures are shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Geometric pattern and yucca plant are painted in each lower corner; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1962 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.0, Length = 22.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1029
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Otis Polelonema (Lomadamosiva) (1902-1981)
Date of Manufacture	1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on brown paper
Description	Untitled painting depicting 3 katsinam who appear in mixed dances; At left is Huhuwa (Cross-legged Katsina) dressed in kilt and black shirt with yellow flowers in his hair; In center is possibly a fox katsina, wearing sash and case mask and holding staff; At right is Kweo (Wolf Katsina) wearing a black sash apron and brown fur case mask; Signed "O. Polelonema" in lower right corner. Original catalog card records that this painting was awarded a â€œPrize at Santa Fe 1956.â€
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 41.1, Length = 29.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1030
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Fort Sill Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Allan C. Houser (Haozous) (1915-1994)
Date of Manufacture	1937
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on paper entitled "Sacred Apache Fire Dancer" depicting Apache Gans or Crown Dancer, shown in 3/4 left profile; Figure wears high buckskin moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt, and black cloth head and face mask with triangular crown of wooden slats painted with eagle and geometric motifs; Dancer's upper body is painted black with white markings and long red streamers trail from both upper arms; Dancer carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Houser-37" is printed in red paint in lower right corner; "Sacred Apache Fire Dancer, Allan C. Houser Indian name Ha-Oz-Ous meaning Pulling Roots, Price [erased]" is printed in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.5, Length = 30.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1031
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Theodore Suina (Ku-Pe-Ru) (b. 1918)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor (poss. casein) on paper
Description	Painting on mulberry paper (?) entitled "The Road-Runner" depicting highly stylized image of roadrunner painted in elaborate geometric patterns in colors of blue, gray, white, and several shades of brown; Bird is shown in right profile running up low hill with 3 yucca plants along the horizon line; Signature "Ku Pe Ru '60" is painted in gray paint in lower right corner; "Roadrunner, by Theodore Suina, Cochiti, N. Mex" is printed in pencil in lower left corner on reverse; Reverse side of support paper is painted (possibly by manufacturer rather than by artist) with all over pattern of gold cross-like motif. This painting was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1963 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 37.0, Length = 28.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1032
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Serigraph on beige colored paper entitled "Boy and Horse," depicting Navajo boy dressed in high moccasins, white pants and blue shirt, standing alongside golden colored pinto horse with saddle and rolled up Navajo saddle blanket on horse's back; Stylized juniper tree and yucca plants in background; Signature "Harrison Begay" is silk-screened near lower right corner; "A Silkscreen Reproduction, Copyright, Tewa Enterprises, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is imprinted in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 32.0, Length = 29.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1033
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Maker's Name	Jose J. Garcia (b. 1914)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1937
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on brown paper entitled "Two Birds" depicting pair of parrots, each painted in brightly colored pueblo-style, geometric patterns and standing on rainbow arches, flanking central stylized pine tree; Signature "Jose J. Garcia" is printed in black paint just below base of tree; "Jose J. Garcia, Santo Domingo Pueblo" is handwritten in pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 32.3, Length = 30.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1034
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zia Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Zia Pueblo
Maker's Name	Jose D. Medina
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1966
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on illustration board
Description	Painting on poster board entitled "Happy Clowns," depicting 2 male clowns, whose bodies are painted half gray and half yellow; Each wears white moccasins, breechclout with long apron in front and back, neckerchief, and headdress that includes horn-like extensions; One clown is carrying ristra of apples and ristra of corn, while second clown carries a watermelon; Figures are painted against a nearly plain mauve background, with a small thunderbird overhead and several indeterminate geometric shapes in the foreground; Signature "J D Medina, Zia Indian" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; "Jose D. Medina [$]12.00" is handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 16.5, Length = 25.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1035
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012)
Date of Manufacture	1938
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Navajo Circle Dance," depicting group of Navajo men dancing in circle with their arms interlocked; All men are dressed in moccasins, jeans or calico pants, shirts, and either headband or wide-brimmed hat; Most men wear silver concho belts; Man in center of circle is playing Navajo pottery drum; Several stylized plants are in foreground and at sides; Signature "H. Begay" is very faintly painted in gray paint near lower right corner (second signature "Harrison Begay" written in pencil in lower right corner has been erased); Artist's name, tribe, and title of painting are handwritten in pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 34.6, Length = 27.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1036
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. early 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting pair of brown squirrels positioned amid blue-green pine boughs; One of the squirrels is in a crouching position and the other is sitting half upright while eating a pine nut; Signature "Beatien Yazz" with copyright symbol is printed in black paint near lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.2, Length = 17.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1037
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	1946
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting side view black and white pinto horse sprinting across low green hill; Pair of orange and yellow flowers are in front of and behind horse; Stylized blue and yellow cloud (?) frames horse; Scene is set against plain white background; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in orange paint near lower right corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.0, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1038
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Rio Grande Pueblo (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Linland Chu Kaichi (?)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting row of 3 corn stalks in field with mounds of beans planted between them; 3 ducks walk in foreground among 2 watermelons (?) and other low plants; Overhead are 7 stylized birds in flight, 3 rain cloud motifs, and large sun image; Signature "Chu Kaichi, Linland" is printed in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 29.3, Length = 36.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1039
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Etching on white paper entitled "Horse and Colt" depicting mare grazing on sparse grass while her spotted colt stands by her side; Horses are flanked by pair of scraggly pine trees; Low hills are pictured in background; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Horse and Colt by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along bottom border of print.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 19.3, Length = 14.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1040
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. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on blue construction paper depicting silhouettes of doe and buck deer standing beneath leafless tree atop snow covered hill; Single owl is perched in tree; Entire scene is seemingly lit by moonlight; Signature "B. Yazz" is printed in black paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 17.7, Length = 22.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1041
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Ink
Description	Etching on white paper entitled "Deer and Moon", depicting young fawn backlit by a full moon; Stylized plants frame the scene along the left and bottom edges; Scene is printed in shades of gray; "Deer and Moon by Woody Crumbo" is printed in pencil along bottom border of print.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 14.3, Length = 18.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1042
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. late 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting two wild turkeys standing in deep snow, with orange trees or shrubs in the background; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in gray paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 14.3, Length = 14.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1043
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Lee Tsatoke (1929-1986)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting single Kiowa man, shown in left profile, standing on his right foot and slightly bent at the knees; Man wears moccasins with tin cone tinklers, buckskin pants with side fringe; Woven garters, buckskin shirt with fringe, red fabric aprons on front and back, pink shoulder blanket, and brown fur cap; His hair is pulled into 2 side pony tails and wrapped in brown fur; He carries feather fan in left hand and tin rattle with feathers at top in right hand; Signature "Lee Tsatoke" is printed in blue ink just below figure.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.2, Length = 44.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1044
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Carlos Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Graham
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Daniel Nash (b. ca. 1920s)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "San Carlos Apache Crown Dancer" depicting male Gan or Crown Dancer, shown in full frontal pose, standing on both feet, bent at knees and waist with arms outstretched; Figure wears moccasins, buckskin skirt, and black cloth head and face mask with cross-like crown of white wooden slats painted with eagle and other geometric designs; Dancer's forearms and shoulders are painted black and chest is painted with white geometric design; Long red streams trails from his upper arms and her carries white wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Daniel Nash" is written in gray paint in lower right corner; "San Carlos Apache Crown Dancer" is printed in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 21.7, Length = 31.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1045
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Ben Quintana (Ha A Tee) (1923-1944)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1938
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white poster board entitled "Cochiti Dancer" depicting single pueblo man dressed in moccasins, white pants with red and blue polka dots,turtle shell leg rattle, red shirt, and woven sash belt, shown in left profile and in dancing pose with right leg drawn up; Man carries spruce bough in left hand and gourd rattle in right hand; Signature "Ben" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; "Cochiti Dancer, Ben Quintana Cochiti Pueblo, [$]2.00" is printed in blue pencil on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is imprinted twice on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.4, Length = 35.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1046
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque tempera on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Sun Dancer" depicting single male dancer wearing black vest and breechclout with floral pattern, beaded and fringed wristbands, beaded or painted moccasins with fringes, large feathered rosettes on upper arms, elaborate feathered head dress, and string of bells trailing from his waist; Signature "Tsan Pablita Velarde" is printed near lower right corner. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 19.2, Length = 25.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1047
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	California
County	San Francisco
Other Geographic Data	City: San Francisco
Maker's Name	R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Pen and ink and watercolor drawing entitled "Mother and Child" depicting Navajo woman, shown from waste up, cradling infant in her arms; Figures are sketched loosely in black ink and painted in flat wash of blue and purple watercolors, all against a watercolor wash in same colors; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in black ink below woman's right hand.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 27.6, Length = 37.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1048
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) (1943-1984)
Date of Manufacture	1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on mat board
Description	Painting on black mat board entitled "Apache Crown Dancer", depicting single male dancer wearing brown leather kilt and moccasins and black cloth head and face mask, surmounted by white feathers and carved wooden horns; Dancer's upper body is painted pale blue with red cross symbol on his chest and he carries carved sword in each upraised hand; Signature "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh" is printed in white paint in lower right corner. Helen Hardin is the daughter of Pablita Velarde, whose paintings are also represented in the CAS painting collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.3, Length = 30.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1049
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	February 1943
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting flat hillside bisected by an arroyo; On left side of hill are 3 small flowering plants with red, blue, and yellow flowers, a wide-leafed yucca, and a squirrel sitting beneath a small but bushy tree; On right side is a pronghorn antelope, a stylized plant, and a juniper tree in background; Ground surface is painted purple on right side of hill; Brown sides of hill are steeply eroded and very stylized plants grow at base of right side while 3 large blue rocks (?) form base of left side; Blue bird and butterfly fly overhead; All figures are outlined in yellow; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.7, Length = 30.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1050
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled etching on cream-colored paper depicting single fawn walking in deep, wind-driven snow among several gnarled and bare juniper trees; Etching is printed in shades of black and gray; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border beneath lower right corner of etching.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 18.6, Length = 26.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1051
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Etching
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	1949
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Aquatint etching on very thin white paper entitled "Blue Horse", depicting figure of blue horse with its head held high and looking back, standing on patch of bare red ground and next to wide-leafed yucca plant; Spire rock formations are at left in background and sky is partially colored blue; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in pencil in border just below lower right corner of etching.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 31.6, Length = 25.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1052
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	February 1943
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on gray-brown construction paper depicting standing buck and reclining doe deer on barren landscape; Two erosion cuts in the hillside behind the deer indicates the deer's position on a low bluff and reveals the multi-colored (gray, rust brown, gold, and white) layering of the underlying soils, in stark contrast to the drab gray-brown of the surrounding landscape; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil in lower center on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.1, Length = 30.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1053
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. late 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy cream-colored paper depicting single brown coyote standing in deep snow with its back to the wind; Leafless tree or cholla cactus is in background; Signature "Beatian Yazz" with copyright symbol is printed in black paint near lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 16.1, Length = 24.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1054
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	February 1943
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting standing Navajo man dressed in black pants, red shirt, and yellow shoulder blanket; Multi-colored scarf is tied at side of man's head around and pair of eagle feathers are mounted behind his head; Figure is set against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 45.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1055
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	07 January 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting brown bear with its head held high, walking through stand of low shrubs, toward left edge of painting; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 28.7, Length = 17.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1056
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. early 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting single image of a Navajo man impersonating Talking God, the principal Navajo deity, as he appears in numerous Navajo ceremonies and dances; Figure is dressed in black pants, rust-colored shirt, white deerskin cape with spruce bough neck ruff, and white leather face mask with crown of 12 eagle feathers; Figure is set against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 26.0, Length = 30.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1057
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Encarnacion PeÃ±a (Enkay PeÃ±a, Soqueen) (1902-1979)
Date of Manufacture	1954
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque tempera on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Eagle Dance" depicting 2 dancers, both shown in 3/4 left profile and identically dressed in black leggings, fringed leather kilt with green plumed serpent motif, black shirt, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and white head cap with protruding green "beak"; Dancers are shown with their knees bent and their arms outstretched, against plain white background; Title "Eagle Dance" and signature "Enky [sic] PeÃ±a" are handwritten in pencil in lower right corner. See CAS 0370-1058 for mirror image of this painting, the outlines of one apparently traced to produce the other, and then painted in.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 50.9, Length = 33.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1058
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Encarnacion PeÃ±a (Enkay PeÃ±a, Soqueen) (1902-1979)
Date of Manufacture	1954
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque tempera on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Eagle Dance" depicting 2 dancers, both shown in 3/4 right profile and identically dressed in black leggings, fringed leather kilt with green plumed serpent motif, black shirt, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and white head cap with protruding green "beak"; Dancers are shown with their knees bent and their arms outstretched, against plain white background; Title "Eagle Dance" and signature "Enky [sic] PeÃ±a" are handwritten in pencil in lower right corner. See CAS 0370-1057 for mirror image of this painting, the outlines of one apparently traced to produce the other, and then painted in.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 50.8, Length = 33.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1060
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Texas
County	Harris
Other Geographic Data	City: Houston
Maker's Name	R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005)
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Oil paints on canvas; Pine
Description	Oil painting on canvas, entitled "Enigma of the Canyon Walls", depicting a solitary Navajo woman carrying a pink parasol while walking up the dry stream bed in Canyon de Chelly; Sheer red sandstone canyon walls are depicted along the left and right sides of the scene as the stream bed meanders back and disappears behind other jutting formations; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in green paint among shrubbery depicted at base of right hand canyon wall; "R.C. Gorman '64, Houston, Tex." is printed on reverse of canvas; Title is printed on reverse of stretcher.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.2, Length = 30.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1061
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Serigraph
Culture	Anglo-American
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Anna Barry (1907-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1945-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husbandâ€™s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1067
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	Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1945
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting man chopping tree down; Bobcat (?) is standing on an upper branch of the tree; Highly stylized, multi-colored rock (?) formation is depicted in left foreground, all against plain white background; Painting is unsigned. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddyâ€™s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.5, Length = 26.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1075
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	French-American
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Paul Coze (1903-1974)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Shalako Running", depicting single Zuni Shalako in running stride while dressed in complete Shalako regalia and mask; Figure is set against plain brown background; Signature "Paul Coze" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner; Title is handwritten in pencil along lower edge.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 18.0, Length = 22.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1079
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper (folded to form holiday card) depicting female Koshare clown holding basket of food collected for visitors during Christmas season dances; She is wearing moccasins, woven one shoulder dress, and woven shawl; Small pine tree is shown in lower right corner; Signature "Gilbert Atencio 61" is printed in black paint in lower left corner; Inscription inside reads, "Pueblo female clown collecting food for visitors during the holiday dances held in the plaza. Best wishes for happiness in the holiday season and always, and most certainly to two good people like you. Sincerely, Gilbert Atencio." Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 13.5, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1084
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Oil on paper
Description	Painting on white paper designed as Christmas card entitled "Nup 'Apo" (Christmas month, literally "Ashes Fire Moon"); Abbreviated title "Nu Pa" is painted in red, green, and yellow gothic letters on front of card with sketch of pueblo along bottom; Painting inside card shows human figure sprinkling water from jar onto corn plant; Water also falls from cloud overhead and lightning bolt extends from sky to earth; Row of animal prints extends along bottom; Signature "Suwa '60" is printed in lower right corner; Hand written Christmas message from Joe Aguilar to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elkus appears opposite painting. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 14.4, Length = 20.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1091
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Tonita PeÃ±a (Tonita P. Arquero, Quah Ah) (1893-1949)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1919-1921; re-signed ca. 1922-1923
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque paint on thin board
Description	Painting on thin white poster board entitled "Deer Dance - San Ildefonzo [sic]" depicting 2 deer dancers, a drummer and a singer, all in left profile; Dancers wear moccasins, leggings, kilts with elaborate geometric designs, and deer skin headdresses and both are posed leaning forward on 2 short canes and standing on their right feet only; Behind them stands a man dressed in pink pants, blue shirt, and plains style eagle feather war bonnet, playing pueblo-style barrel drum; Second man at his side wears striped pants and yellow shirt and holds bow and arrows and appears to be singing; Signature "Quah. Ah, Tonita P. Arquero" is printed in black ink in lower right corner; Title is printed in pencil in lower left corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 34.6, Length = 24.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1092
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920-1925
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on tan paper entitled "The Goatherd" depicting pueblo man at right, shown in left profile and wearing moccasins, white pants, and gray shirt, and carrying walking stick in right hand and walking behind flock of 8 goat of various colors (black, gray,brown, black and white, rust brown, tan and rust, tan and black); Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner; Title "The Goatherd" is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.4, Length = 27.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1093
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925-1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on tan paper entitled "Eagle Dancers" depicting two eagle dancers shown in full frontal, standing pose; Each dancer wears black leggings, kilt with painted snake image, eagle feather "wings", and head cap with protruding "beak"; Dancers are holding their arms out and away from their bodies and are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.3, Length = 27.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1094
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925-1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink on paper
Description	Painting on tan paper entitled "Eagle Dance" depicting 2 eagle dancers, each wearing leather kilt painted with image of plumed serpent, tail fan of eagle feather, eagle feather wings, and head cap with protruding "beak"; Both figures are shown in left profile in stylized dance pose with their arms / wings outstretched, against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 28.3, Length = 20.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1095
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925-1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled painting on tan paper depicting male and female dancers from basket dance, both shown standing in full frontal pose; Male dancer on left wears moccasins, black leggings and garters, white embroidered kilt with yellow sash, black shirt with feather (/) collar, and 2 pair of feathers in his hair; Female dancer at right wears moccasins, woven black one-shoulder dress, and lavender shawl and holds coiled basket in left hand and wooden rasp in right hand; Both figures are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 36.1, Length = 28.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1096
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920-1925
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting 2 dancers from Comanche dance, both shown in left profile; Lead male dancer is dressed in plains style attire, including long eagle feather war bonnet, and carries feathered staff; Female dancer is dressed in woven black pueblo one-shoulder dress, turquoise blouse and pink shawl with pair of eagle feathers on either side of her hair; She carries pair of turkey feathers in each hand; Both figures shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in blue ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.3, Length = 20.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1097
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting 2 antelope dancers, shown in right profile; Both dancers wear white knitted leggings, yellow antelope (?) skin on their backs and headdress that includes pair of antelope horns and trailer of red feathers down their backs; Their faces are painted black and each carries pair of short wooden staffs or canes; Figures are shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in blue ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.2, Length = 20.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1098
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Tonita PeÃ±a (Tonita P. Arquero, Quah Ah) (1893-1949)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925-1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting 2 male and 2 female corn dance dancers, all shown in 3/4 left profile; Lead male dancers wear moccasins, leg rattles, woven white kilts, and fox skin tails and carry gourd rattles; Women are barefoot and wear black one-shoulder dresses and wooden tabletas and carry spruce boughs; All figures are shown against plain background; Signature "Tonita Pena" is printed in black ink over pencil in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 27.0, Length = 18.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1099
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1925-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on tan paper entitled "Eagle Dance" depicting two eagle dancers and two pueblo man standing at right playing single pueblo-style barrel drum; Men are dressed in moccasins, pants, and shirts; Both dancers are dressed in leggings, kilt with painted plumed serpent image, bundle of eagle feathers tied at their waists, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and head cap with protruding "beak"; All figures are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Title is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.5, Length = 27.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1101
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting feather fan of black to dark brown feathers with blue beaded hand grip, of the type used by native American church members during ceremonies; Row of eagle plumes frame the bottom of the painting, and two brushes (?) with red horsehair bristles and blue beaded hand grips flank the feather fan; Painting is unsigned. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942 and was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as one of their annual holiday cards (date unknown), printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.2, Length = 31.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1102
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937)
Date of Manufacture	1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on watercolor paper entitled "The Sunrise or Coming of the Sun", depicting small fire encircled by trimmed parrot (?) feathers in green and yellow and by row of eagle plumes; Rays of light emanate outward from fire; Christian cross motif is overhead, flanked by two geometric medallions; Signature M. Tsatoke 35" is printed in green paint in lower right corner; Pencil notation on reverse of original cardboard matting includes above title, along with notation, "This is what Monroe has seen under the influence of peyote after all night's meeting." This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1942 and was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1965 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.6, Length = 31.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1103
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Mescalero Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Otero
Other Geographic Data	City: Mescalero
Maker's Name	Florence Bigrope (b. 1961)
Date of Manufacture	1966
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paint on paper
Description	Finger painting on white paper entitled "It's Me" depicting outline of human face with spiked hairstyle; Painting is done entire in orange paint; Painting is unsigned. Original catalog card reads, â€œArtist born 1961; painting done in kindergarten class at Mescalero Elementary School, teacher was J. Adams.â€
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.3, Length = 42.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1104
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Michael Kabotie (Lomawywesa) (1942-2009)
Date of Manufacture	1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Prob. casein on watercolor paper
Description	Painting entitled "Dance of the Warrior God" depicting PalÃ¶ngawhoya (one of the Hopi warrior twins and grandson of Spider Woman) with elongated body and teardrop shaped head and body markings in blue, black, and white; Figure's right hand is held out in front with the palm up, while left arm extends off edge of painting; Background is filled in with geometric patterns with stars in upper right corner and small insect along left edge; Signed "M Kabotie June '63" in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.0, Length = 44.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1105
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Abel Sanchez (Oqwa-Pi) (1899-1971)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920-1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting 8 dancers, probably from buffalo dance, in left profile; Lead male dancer is in plains style Indian clothing and carries bow and arrows; Next are 2 male and 1 female buffalo dancers, the men in black leggings and shirts, orange kilts, and buffalo headdresses and the woman in black dress, green shawl, and buffalo headdress; Next are 2 deer dancers in white leggings, black kilts, white shirts, and headdresses with deer antlers, and leaning on short canes; Last are two antelope dancers, dressed in yellow one piece pants and shirt outfits and headdress with antelope horns, also leaning on short canes; Signature "Oqwa Pi" is written in pencil n lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 70.9, Length = 28.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1106
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa; Village: Polacca
Maker's Name	Raymond Naha (1933-1975)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1952
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on mat board
Description	Painting entitled "Tewa Clowns" depicting 2 Koshare figures cavorting atop ladder projecting from rooftop opening in stone kiva; Both figures are characteristically painted in alternating black and white stripes and are wearing moccasins, breechclouts, and hats with projecting horns to match their body paint; Scene is set against background of large white cumulus cloud and rainbow; Signature "R Naha" is printed in lower right corner; Title is printed in pencil on reverse in upper left corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 32.3, Length = 36.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1107
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. 1943-1946
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting depicting 3 prairie dogs scampering atop a low mound and beneath 3 highly stylized rabbitbrush or snake weed plants that are in full bloom with yellow flowers, all shown against plain white background; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 48.1, Length = 37.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1108
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	28 October 1946
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white watercolor paper, depicting Navajo woman (shown in left profile) wearing red skirt and maroon blouse and carrying bucket of water as she walks; In front of her is a black and white dog that is jumping up, trying to retrieve a stick held in the woman's hand; Woman and dog walk along a barren landscape strewn with stylized rocks (?) and a single green and yellow rabbitbrush plant; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in gray-brown paint in lower left corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil upper left corner on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.4, Length = 37.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1109
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. 1947
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting Navajo man seated by fire (in bucket) and holding bellows in his hands; Silversmithing tools and completed pieces of jewelry are laid out on the ground and on a blanket next to him; A log stump with an anvil mounted atop it and a wooden bench are located to the right of the painting, while a second log stump with anvil is located in the background, along with a notched log; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in black ink near lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 56.4, Length = 31.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1110
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on paper
Description	Painting on tan construction paper entitled "The Famous Hunchback Flute Dancer" depicting the mythological Southwestern Indian figure of Kokopelli, shown in left profile walking along and playing a flute; A cloud symbol is overhead and several very stylized plants sprout from the back of a rainbow deity figure which forms the ground line; Images are painted in an abstract form in colors of blue, pink, white, gray, gold and turquoise on a plain background that has been spattered to appear like sand; Written in pencil on reverse is the following: â€œThe Famous Hunchback Flute Dancer, by Joe Herrera, To our dear friends, the Elkus' from Joe + Julia.â€
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.9, Length = 34.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1111
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1949
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting standing pueblo woman shown in 3/4 left profile; Woman is dress in moccasins, blue dress, and yellowish-green blanket wrapped around her shoulders and in which she carries a small child on her back; Figures are painted in an impressionistic style; Signature "Warm Mountain '49" is written in pencil in lower left corner of painting. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.0, Length = 45.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1112
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
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	Andy Tsinajinnie (Yazzie Bahe, Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie) (1916-2000)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on salmon mat board
Description	Untitled painting on brown mat board, showing young Navajo boy dressed in high moccasins and breechclout kneeling alongside stylized tree while holding arrow; At boy's side is stylized corn plant that is showering corn pollen over his head; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in salmon-colored paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 34.8, Length = 23.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1113
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Bernalillo
Other Geographic Data	City: Albuquerque
Maker's Name	Richard Kee Yazzie (Hosh Be) (b. 1944)
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein and watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "Coming Back Home", depicting Navajo warrior riding high-stepping horse across low hill; Monument valley-type rock formations and stylized shrubs in background; Painting is unsigned, but artist's name, title, â€œGrade 10, Albuquerque Indian School, and price $20.00â€ are written on reverse, along with notation that painting was done with Q-tips; Stamped on reverse is "Made at Indian School, Albuquerque."
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.4, Length = 28.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1114
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on paper
Description	Painting on light gray watercolor paper entitled "Dancers" depicting row of 7 human-like figures with the arms interlocked, dressed in white and gray outfits; Figures' faces are turquoise-colored and each has a rust-brown feather (?) on the back of its head; Seated Kokopelli flute player is shown below and various geometric and pictographic designs fill the remaining space; Support paper is finely splattered with multicolors of paint to give appearance of gray sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse, "Dancers (Katchinas + Flute Player) (Petroglyph found in Galisteo Basin) Joe Herrera $20-". This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1955 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 32.6, Length = 25.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1115
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
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	Andy Tsinajinnie (Yazzie Bahe, Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie) (1916-2000)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on mat board
Description	Untitled painting on black mat board depicting Navajo Yei-bi-chai dance, performed as part of the Nightway ceremony; Four unmasked Yei dancers (Navajos impersonating deities) are shown dancing by a small campfire, while standing Navajos wrapped in blankets observe in the foreground and background; All figures are depicted in an outlined format with very little detail; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in white ink near center bottom of painting.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.4, Length = 53.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1116
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	David Keevama (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on mat board
Description	Painting entitled "Shalako Dancers" depicting a Zuni Shalako impersonator at right, dressed in Shalako mask; Shalako Anuthlona, the Shalako alternate is shown in the center, dressed in blue shirt, white kilt, and white cap, pointing to a second Shalako mask sitting at the left; Figures are shown against plain white background and without any foundation or support; Painting is signed in pencil on reverse with artist's name, age, address and title.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 40.0, Length = 33.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1117
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Bernalillo
Other Geographic Data	City: Albuquerque (Albuquerque Indian School)
Maker's Name	Michael Padilla (b. 1946)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Water-based paint (poss. latex) on cork board
Description	Painting entitled "War Gods" depicting 6 crudely drawn spirit figures standing in line in front of pueblo building with terraced steps leading up to it and ladders leaning against each side of it; Entire scene is painted in black and white against gray background; Not signed by artist.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 43.7, Length = 29.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1118
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	1949
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on watercolor paper
Description	Untitled impressionistic painting on white d'arches watercolor paper, depicting two eagle dancers, shown in frontal view with their knees bent and arms outstretched; Both dancers wear kilts, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and white head cap with protruding beak; Figures are painted very loosely in watercolor wash technique against plain white background; Signature "Warm Mountain '49" is written in blue-green ink in lower right corner; Support paper is embossed "Veritable Paper, D'arches, Torchon" in lower left corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as their annual holiday card, probably in 1950, 1952 or 1953. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 56.3, Length = 37.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1119
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Apache
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on board
Description	Painting on white poster board entitled "Twin Fawns Racing Under Rainbow", depicting pair of fawns leaping in front of stylized bush; Arching over them is a protective rainbow Yei, colored half pink and half blue; Background of painting is plain white; Signature "Harrison Begay" is printed in blue-gray paint near lower right corner; Written in pencil on reverse is "Twin Fawn and Rainbow, Twin Fawn Racing Under Rainbow, by Harrison Begay, Navajo Artist." Possibly, this painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1959 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.1, Length = 31.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1120
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Coconino
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Village: Moenkopi
Maker's Name	James R. Humetewa, Jr. (Soo-We) (b. 1926)
Date of Manufacture	1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Two Corn Dancers and One Mudhead" depicting two Avachhoya (Corn) Katsinam, each wearing a black apron-like kilt and red sash and carrying ears of corn; Dancers' bodies are painted with red and turquoise colored circles; The dancers' face masks are incorrectly painted multi colors and are topped by four owl feathers pointing in the cardinal directions; At right is a dancing Koyemsi (Mudhead) Katsina, wearing black kilt and red neckerchief and white bag across his chest and carrying bone resonator and wooden rasp; Signed "J. Humetewa Jr." in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 43.2, Length = 29.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1121
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on tan paper entitled "Time for Dinner" depicting 2 striped skunks crouching in front of basket filled with ears of corn; Corn stalks are shown growing in background and to the sides, while rain cloud motif fills upper left corner and sun motif fills upper right corner; Terraced geometric motif is in lower left corner and signature "Gilbert Atencio 64" is printed in black and red paint in lower right corner; On reverse is handwritten the following in pencil: "Title - Time for Dinner; By - Gilbert Atencio, Rt 1 Box 306, Santa Fe, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo; Tribe - San Ildefonso Tewa." Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.9, Length = 29.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1122
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. 1955-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white sketch pad paper depicting Navajo man on brown pinto horse about to spear a buffalo; The shirtless hunter is wearing a leather and silver bow guard and a feathered cap topped with eagle plumes; Manâ€™s hair is bright blue, as are the buffalo's horns, nose, eyes and hoofs; Painting is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.3, Length = 42.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1123
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on paper
Description	Painting on blue construction paper entitled "Butterfly" depicting single outlined image of stylized butterfly in colors of white, blue, tan, gray, and pink, on a background finely stippled in white and red; "â€™Butterflyâ€™ by Joe H. Herrera Cochiti Pueblo N. Mex" and original purchase price of $20.00 are written in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 32.4, Length = 50.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1124
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	1958
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on mat board
Description	Painting entitled "Red Birds" depicting 2 stylized birds with long necks and legs whose plumage is predominantly red with black and white geometric markings on wings and tails; Stylized plants are depicted in foreground; Zigzag horizon line is just below center, with yellow terraced formation (mesa or kiva steps) rising toward upper left corner in background; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is printed in lower right corner. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 48.4, Length = 38.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1125
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. mid 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting grizzly bear attacking buffalo atop rounded hill covered with tufts of grass; Bear is shown atop the buffalo's back, sinking its claws into buffalo's shoulder and side of face; Buffalo is standing on its hind legs trying to throw bear off; Buffalo skull is partially shown to the right; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 42.1, Length = 38.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1126
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
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	Andy Tsinajinnie (Yazzie Bahe, Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie) (1916-2000)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on mat board
Description	Painting on gray mat board entitled "Navajo & Family on Horse Going to a Sing", depicting Navajo man and woman, each on spirited brown horses, riding toward right edge of painting; Man is dressed in high moccasins and buckskin pants and shirt; Woman is dressed in moccasins and woven black dress; Positioned behind woman is baby in cradleboard adorned with silver conchas and secured with tumpline around woman's forehead; Stylized grass in foreground is painted red; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in white paint near lower right corner; Title is written in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 68.4, Length = 45.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1127
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) (1943-1984)
Date of Manufacture	1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on mat board
Description	Painting on white mat board entitled "Germination of Sun Katsina and Squash" depicting a squash katsina figure standing by a corn plant and squash plant; Overhead within a circle is a sun katsina figure, whose body is painted red with one shoulder turquoise and one yellow and the sun face encircled by white eagle feathers; Blue, pink, and yellow half-circles surround sun katsina; Signature "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh" is printed in lower right corner. Helen Hardin is the daughter of Pablita Velarde, whose paintings are also represented in the CAS painting collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 21.0, Length = 27.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1128
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Omaha or Sioux
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Calvin Tyndall (Umpah [Elk]) (died ca. 1970s)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white watercolor paper entitled "Gourd Song" showing man with his back to the viewer and seated between two upright curved poles with feathered streamers; Man wears plains-style cloth apron with eagle motif, and beaded or quilled wristlets and armlets, and he holds gourd rattle in each hand; He is flanked by 2 men similarly dressed, shown in full frontal pose; 5 additional men, each in red and blue blanket and seated with heads bowed nearly to the ground form a semicircle around central figure; Arched band overhead with feathered streamers frames the scene; Signature "Um Pah" is printed in black ink just below figures; "The Studio U.S. Indian School Santa Fe, New Mexico" is stamped on reverse. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1958 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.4, Length = 56.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1129
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Otis Polelonema (Lomadamosiva) (1902-1981)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Painting entitled "New Bride Woman" depicting solitary figure of Hopi bride, shown standing in full frontal view; Bride is dressed in traditional black pueblo dress, white wedding robe/shawl and white moccasins and is holding in front of her the reed mat or wedding case containing her woven wedding sash; She is painted against a blank background; Signature "Otis Polelonema" is printed in black paint near lower right corner; Title "New Bride Woman" is printed in black ink on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.4, Length = 48.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1130
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Keats Begay (1922-1987)
Date of Manufacture	1936
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on heavy white paper entitled "Navajo Sandpainting", depicting stylized rendition of Navajo ceremonial sand painting used in both the nightway and featherway chants; Pair of crossed logs each holds pair of Yei (deity) figures at each end with four sacred plants (corn, beans, squash, tobacco); Painting is flanked by two figures of B'ganaskiddy (also known as Hump-backed Yei or God of Plenty) shown here as a guardian figure; Signature "K. Begay 36" is printed in red and blue paint near lower right corner; Handwritten in pencil on reverse is "Navajo Sandpaint by Keats Begay"; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 55.3, Length = 39.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1132
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Otis Polelonema (Lomadamosiva) (1902-1981)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting depicting Ma'alo, the Stick Katsina who appears in Mixed Dances; Standing figure is shown in frontal view, wearing embroidered kilt and dance sash; Case mask is painted half green and half brown with green ruff collar and feathers on top and at sides; Shoulders, forearms, and lower legs are painted blue and yellow; Figure carries rattle and staff; Signature "Otis Polelonema" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 48.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1133
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	1932-1936
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Santa Clara Pueblo Corn Dance", depicting four men wearing dance kilts and carrying rattles and four women wearing pueblo-style one-shoulder dresses and tabletas dancing in linear group, all facing the center; Signature "Pablita Velande" (sic) is printed in lower right corner with ghost image of second signature slightly above and to the right. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 50.1, Length = 20.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1134
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Eugene Silva (Pa Yo Pin)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on green paper
Description	Painting on spruce green construction paper entitled "Mountain Sheep Dance", depicting two mountain sheep dancers flanking a central pine tree; Each dancer wears white kilt, white shirt, and headdress that includes pair of protruding mountain sheep horns; Dancers' faces are painted black and each carries a short staff or cane in each hand; Figures are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Pa Yo Pin" is printed in white paint near lower right corner; "Eugene Silva, Santa Clara Pue., Espanola, N. Mex., Mountain Sheep Dance" is handwritten on reverse; "The Studio, U.S. Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is faintly stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 47.5, Length = 32.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1135
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla
Maker's Name	Harry Sakyesva (b. 1921)
Date of Manufacture	1945
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Eagle Dancer", depicting single figure of eagle katsina dancer, shown in full length, frontal view, posed with his arms/wings outstretched; Dancer wears white kilt and red sash with a turquoise colored head mask with red ears and decorated with green spruce collar and eagle feathers on top; Rows of eagle feathers decorate the dancer's arms and hang from his waist in back; Signature "H. Sakyesva '45" is printed in lower right corner; Title is printed on reverse in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 57.0, Length = 39.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1136
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Apache
Other Geographic Data	Community: Fort Defiance
Maker's Name	Bobby Hicks (b. 1934)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on watercolor paper
Description	Painting entitled "Peyote Dream" depicting a monument valley landscape in very bright colors of green, yellow, orange, blue, and pink and painted in a very contemporary style; Signature "Bobby Hicks" is printed in lower right corner in black paint, outlined in white paint; Painting is mounted in window mat of black illustration board, whose window is outlined in white paint and on whose lower panel is printed the title, "Peyote Dream" in white paint.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 71.5, Length = 56.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1137A
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1939
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper showing multi-colored geometric patterns, including 2 cloud symbols; Painting is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1137B
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1939
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting Zuni Shalako figure in full dress, including moccasins, embroidered kilt and shawl and elongated headdress including blue face mask with horns and eagle plumes; Painting is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 8.0, Length = 14.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1137C
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1939
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting four multi-colored geometric designs, possibly representing clouds; Signature "Dempsey C." is handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1137D
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1939
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	India ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting either Hilili Kohanna (the Corn Hilili) who appears in the Hilili dance, performed after the winter solstice ceremonies, or Newekwe Kokothlanna (Big Katsina of the Galaxy Society) who appears only at the initiation into the Newekwe society, a curing society that treats stomach ailments; Figure is dressed in moccasins, embroidered kilt, brown cape, and blue case mask surmounted by 9 eagle plumes and ribbon streamers at sides; He carries yucca whips or swords in each hand; Painting is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 11.0, Length = 18.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1138
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	City: Gallup
Maker's Name	Narciso Platero Abeyta (Ha So Deh, Ha So De) (1918-1998)
Date of Manufacture	1939 (revised 1959)
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on heavy pink-colored watercolor paper entitled "The Sun Carrier" depicting one of the Navajo warrior twins carrying a shield with a sun face while riding a white horse across a rainbow arch at the base of the painting; Four stylized plants, each painted in one of the four Navajo sacred colors (black, yellow [gold], white, and blue) seem to sprout from the arch; Signature "Ha-So-Deh" printed in yellow paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.3, Length = 42.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1139
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. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on mat board
Description	Painting on green mat board, entitled "The Eclipse", depicting elder Navajo man dressed in gray jeans and green shirt riding brown and gray pinto horse; Man's hair is disheveled and his bent over position suggests exhaustion, as does slow gait of horse; Overhead is image of horned sun, painted in various shades of gray, with gray rays of light extending downward; Stylized landscape line is painted in shades of gray; Signature "Beatian Yazz" (with copyright symbol) is printed in gray paint in lower right corner; Title is written in pencil on reverse in upper left corner; Entire painting is framed by narrow pink line.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 55.7, Length = 71.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1140
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1951
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on white paper entitled "The Corn Dance" depicts ceremonial dancers including drummer, standard bearer, 2 female and 2 male dancers, and Koshare clown; All figures except Koshare are shown in right profile; Koshare has body painted in broad gray and white stripes and wears blue breechclout; Male dancers wear moccasins, white embroidered kilts, gray shirts, white rain sashes, and fox skin tails and carry gourd rattles; Barefooted female dancers wear black dresses and wooden tabletas and carry spruce boughs; Standard bearer in green pants and orange shirt carries flag-like standard; Drummer plays barrel drum; Signature "By Gilbert Atencio 51" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 58.3, Length = 41.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1141
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Fort Sill Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Allan C. Houser (Haozous) (1915-1994)
Date of Manufacture	1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on paper
Description	Untitled painting on gray paper depicting single Apache Gans or Crown Dancer figure shown in full front animated dance pose; Dancer is dressed in high moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt and dark blue cloth mask, crowned by white double barred wooden cross painted with geometric patterns; Figure's upper body is painted dark blue with white markings and long red ribbon with attached feathers trails from each upper arm; Dancer carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Allan Houser -50-" is printed in black ink in lower left corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 40.8, Length = 62.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1142
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Al Momaday (Huan Toa) (1913-1981)
Date of Manufacture	1959
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on mat board
Description	Painting on dark blue mat board entitled "Mountain Spirits Dancer," depicting Mescalero Apache Gan or Crown Dancer, shown in right profile, bent at knees and with shoulders thrown back, right arm forward and left arm back; Dancer wears moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt, and black head and face mask with crown of wooden slats; Long red streamers hang from his upper arms and he carries wooden sword in each hand; Teepee is shown in background at right and dancer is backlit by light from orange and yellow flames; Signature "Al Momaday" is printed in white paint near bottom center; "Mountain Spirits Dancer, Mescalero Apache by Al Momaday $75.00" is printed in black ink on reverse. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1960 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.7, Length = 43.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1143
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Carlos Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Wilson Dewey (Sundust) (1915-1969)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on watercolor paper
Description	Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting single crown dancer shown in full stride in 3/4 left profile; Dancer wears moccasins, brown fringed buckskin kilt, and black cloth head and face mask topped by fan of wooden slats painted with crescent and other geometric symbols; Dancer's upper body is painted black with white markings and long red streams trail from his upper arms; He carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Dewey" is printed along dancer's left foot.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.0, Length = 56.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1144
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink and watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting two eagle dancers and pair of drummers; Male drummers are shown at right in half profile, each dressed in moccasins, pants, and shirts and each holding pueblo style barrel drum out in front and drumstick in right hand; Dancers are in front of them and are identically dressed in black leggings, leather kilt painted with plumed serpent motif, bundle of eagle feathers tied at their waists, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and head cap with protruding "beak"; All figures are shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.7, Length = 32.5

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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1146
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	San Juan
Other Geographic Data	Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Shiprock
Maker's Name	Charles Lee (Charlie Lee, Yel Ha Yah, Hush Ka Yel Ha Ya) (b. 1926)
Date of Manufacture	1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on buff paper
Description	Painting on beige construction paper entitled "Going to a Sing", depicting 4 young Navajo men riding galloping pinto horses; Each man is dressed in jeans, shirt, moccasins, and headband; Monument valley-type rock formations and stylized clouds are in background; Stylized yucca plants are in foreground; Signature "Yel-Ha-Yah '50" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; Written on reverse is the following: "Title 'Going to a Sing' 4 riders, by Charlie Lee Yel-Ha-Yah '50, Gallup, N. Mex. c/o Perea."
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 46.4, Length = 32.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1147
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1952-1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on paper
Description	Painting on white watercolor paper entitled "Petroglyph Allto" (?), depicting petroglyph of masked human face sprouting deer horns, kiva steps, a bird, shield, and other geometric patterns in colors of light gray, several shades of blue, brick red, and dark gray, all on blue-gray background superimposed on gray-brown background made to look like sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse: "Petroglyph â€˜Alltoâ€™ Joe H. Herrera Cochiti, Commanche (sic) Gap, Galisteo Basin, South of Santa Fe."
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 43.1, Length = 56.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1148
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
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	Andy Tsinajinnie (Yazzie Bahe, Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie) (1916-2000)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1953-1955
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	White opaque watercolor on black board
Description	Untitled painting on black mat board showing a Navajo woman standing aboard a wagon being pulled by a pair of donkeys; Loaded on the rear of the wagon is a large wooden water barrel; Entire scene is painted in white paint against plain black background; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in white paint near lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 50.4, Length = 38.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1150
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Eliyah (Elijah)
Date of Manufacture	1966
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Engraving on white paper entitled "Bird With Nest" depicting stylized eagle printed in brown and black standing next to a triangular nest containing 3 eggs, all against plain white background; "Bird With Nest, 15/50, Dorset, 1966, Eliyah" is handwritten in pencil below image, along with undetermined word in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 31.2, Length = 25.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1151
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Jamasie
Date of Manufacture	1966
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Engraving on white paper entitled "Family Portrait" showing young Eskimo girl dressed in hooded parka, pants, and mukluks, flanked by her mother on her right (similarly dressed) and her father on her left (dressed in plain parka, pants, and mukluks); Figures are printed in black against plain background; Girl and father are shown in full frontal pose while mother is in 3/4 right profile; "Family portrait, Dorset, 1966, 15/50, Jamasie" is handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 33.0, Length = 25.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1152
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kiakshuk (Kiaksuk) (1886-1966)
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Man and Seal" depicting Eskimo man dressed in parka, pants, and mukluk, standing poised with spear in one hand next to seal which he either has just killed or is about to kill; Man is printed in black ink and seal is printed in gray ink; "47/50, Man and Seal. Stone cut, Kiakshuk, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink above and to left of image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 43.5, Length = 31.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1153
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013)
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Engraving on white paper entitled "Wonderful Bird", depicting stylized image of bird in standing position preening one of its large tail feathers; The bird sports equally large feathers on the top of its head; Image is printed in black; "35/50. Wonderful Bird, Kenojuak, 1964" is handwritten in pencil beneath image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.1, Length = 30.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1154
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Eejyvudluk (Eegyvudluk, Eejyudluk) (1920-1993)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "The Fisherman" depicting man dressed in parka, pants, and mukluks and carrying small ice fishing pole in left hand and single fish in right hand; Image is printed in black ink; "The Fisherman, Stone cut, 22/50, Cape Dorset, '60, Eejyvudluk" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in red and black ink to right of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 31.7, Length = 30.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1155
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Quebec
County
Other Geographic Data	Povungnituk
Maker's Name	Mikpiga
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper with undetermined title depicting two running caribou rendered in the style of cave paintings and printed in black ink; "21/25, 1962" are hand printed in pencil below image along with additional information in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 40.2, Length = 29.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1156
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Mungitok
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled engraving on white paper depicting image of solitary goose shown in mid-stride in right profile; Image is printed in black against plain white background; "16/50, Mungitok" is handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 33.0, Length = 48.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1157
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Lukta
Date of Manufacture	1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Blue Goose" depicting solitary goose shown in standing right profile with its wings partially outstretched as if preparing to take flight; Upper body of goose is blue-black and underbody is brown, against plain white background; "Blue Goose, Dorset 1965, 15/50, Lukta" is handwritten in pencil below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 33.0, Length = 50.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1158
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Lucy
Date of Manufacture	1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Ravens Disturbing Ducks" depicting 3 ducks in flight being harassed by 3 ravens; Images are printed in black with blue underbody markings; "Ravens Disturbing Ducks, Stone cut, 17/50, Lucy, 1965" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink to left of image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 62.7, Length = 43.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1159
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Quebec
County
Other Geographic Data	Povungnituk
Maker's Name	Juanisialu
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper with undetermined title, depicting Eskimo man dressed in parka, pants, and mukluk and carrying harpoon in right hand and leash in his left hand, leading to dog in front of him which is approaching body of small seal; Owl (?) appears overhead, and at far left is unidentified object, marked with Inuit characters; "26/30, 1962" is hand printed in pencil below image along with additional information printed in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 55.3, Length = 39.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1160
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kiakshuk (Kiaksuk) (1886-1966)
Date of Manufacture	January 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print entitled "Summer Caribou Hunt" depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and aiming arrow at pair of caribou fleeing before him; Images are printed in black on brown background; "Summer Caribou Hunt, Stone cut 24/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, Jan. 1960, Kiakshuk" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in red and black ink in upper right corner of brown background.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.7, Length = 32.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1161
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stencil print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Tukakikaloo
Date of Manufacture	1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Sealskin stencil print on white paper entitled "Four Geese" showing 4 geese walking in single file in right profile; Upper bodies of geese are blue-black and the underbellies are brown; Their eyes are green and their beaks are yellow; They are shown against plain white background; "Four Geese, Stencil, 19/50, Tukakikaloo, 1965" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink above and to left of image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears to right of handwritten date.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 56.0, Length = 54.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1162
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pitseolak (1904-1973)
Date of Manufacture	1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone-cut print entitled "In the Night Sky" on white paper showing native man riding on sled being pulled by mythological creature with bird's body and human head; Man appears to be sitting on tail of mouse-like animal whose body is bouncing in the air behind the man; Entire image is printed in black ink; "In the Night Sky, Stone cut #10/50 Cape Dorset N.W.T. 1961 Mary Pitseolak" is written in pencil along bottom of image; Artist's chop mark is stamped in red ink and artists' co-op mark is stamped in black ink above and to right of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 76.3, Length = 35.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1163
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pauta (b. 1916)
Date of Manufacture	1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled engraving on white paper depicting owl shown in full frontal view with its wings fully outstretched; Image is printed in black against plain white background; "11/50, 1963" is hand printed in pencil below image, along with additional information that is printed in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.5, Length = 31.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1164
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stencil print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Eejyvudluk (Eegyvudluk, Eejyudluk) (1920-1993)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Sealskin stencil print on white paper entitled "Running Goose" depicting single image of goose in running stride, printed in black against plain white background; "Running Goose, Skin stencil 23/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Eegyudluk" is hand printed in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op are stamped in red and black ink in upper right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 61.0, Length = 32.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1165
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kovinatilliak
Date of Manufacture	1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on off-white paper entitled "Birds of My Dream" depicting pair of stylized birds shown in single file in left profile; Each bird has black feathers on its back, white feathers on its head and underbelly, 2 pair of red feathers on top of its head, and apparently an extra set of legs attached to its wings; Image is printed against plain white background; "Birds of my Dream, Stone cut, #48/50, Cape Dorset N.W.T., 1961, Kovinatilliak" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chops marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) and of printer are printed in red and black ink near lower right edge. This print was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1964 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.4, Length = 36.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1166
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Ulayu
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Shore Birds", depicting 2 birds walking on ground with 8 others overhead in flight; Image is printed in black ink; "23/50 Shore Birds, Stone cut, Ulaya 1964" is handwritten in pencil along bottom of image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink below and to right of image; Embossed chop mark of artists' co-op appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 62.5, Length = 43.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1167
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Papi
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Print on white paper with undetermined title, showing images of a goose and a fish among several irregularly shaped blocks bearing outlined images of fish and a human face; "21/30, 1962" is hand printed in pencil below image, along with additional information (title, artist's name, etc.?); Images are printed in black against plain white background; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 53.7, Length = 37.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1168
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Sharni
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Ducks and Young" depicting pair of adult ducks and one duckling in flight; Ducks are printed in green ink against plain white background; "23/50, Ducks and Young, Stone cut, Sharni, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed to right of image in black and red ink; Embossed chop mark for printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 62.2, Length = 43.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1169
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stencil print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kiakshuk (Kiaksuk) (1886-1966)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Sealskin stencil print on white paper entitled "Three Bear Hunters" depicting 3 hunters (2 armed with spears) confronting a bear; All figures are depicted in highly stylized manner and are printed in blue and black ink against a blank background; "Three Bear Hunters, Sealskin stencil 31/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Kiakshuk" is handwritten in pencil below image; Artist's chop mark is printed in red ink and chop mark of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) is printed in black ink below and to right of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 64.8, Length = 49.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1170
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Inukjurakjic
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white mulberry paper entitled "Bear and Seal" depicting adult polar bear dragging body of seal by its head; Image is printed in black ink against plain background; "48/50, Bear and Seal, Stone cut, Inukjurakjic, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Artist's chop mark is printed in black ink and chop mark of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Arts) is printed in black and red ink in upper right corner; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 62.5, Length = 49.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1171
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pannichea
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Birds" depicting mother goose (?) with 3 chicks, printed in blue and green ink against plain background; "30/50, Birds, Stone cut, Pannichea, 1964" is handwritten in pencil below image; Artist's chop mark is printed in black ink and chop mark of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) is printed in red ink to right of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 62.0, Length = 42.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1172
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Eejyvudluk (Eegyvudluk, Eejyudluk) (1920-1993)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Wolf Possessed by Spirits" depicting image of standing wolf, shown in full length, left profile against plain background; Wolf's head and face is that of human and 2 small human faces are shown behind it, as if embodied in the wolf; "Wolf Possessed by Spirits, Stone cut 33/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Is. 1960, Eejyvudluk" is handwritten in pencil below image; Artists' chop mark and chop mark of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art" art printed in black ink above and to left of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.4, Length = 31.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1173
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Sharni
Date of Manufacture	1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Woman Dressed in Caribou Clothing" depicting solitary image of woman, shown standing in right profile and dressed in hooded parka, skirt, and mukluks and carrying baby on her back; Image is printed in brown and olive green; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op are printed to right of image in black and red ink; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 44.1, Length = 62.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1174
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stencil print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Sheauak
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Sealskin stencil print on white paper entitled "Ringed Seal", depicting single image of seal shown in full frontal pose as if standing on its hind flippers; Head of seal is black, its body is teal blue, and its underbelly is white; "Ringed Seal, Skin stencil, 43/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Sheauak" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op are printed in black and red ink slightly above and to right of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.8, Length = 59.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1175
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Quebec
County
Other Geographic Data	Povungnituk
Maker's Name	Kuanana
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper with undetermined title, depicting standing Eskimo man dressed in parka, pants, and mukluks and holding bow and arrows in right hand and goose in left hand; Smaller goose is depicted above man's right shoulder and unidentified quadruped is depicted beneath his feet; Images are all printed in black ink and outlined with negative silhouettes; "18/30, 1962" are hand printed in pencil below image, along with additional information (title, artist's name, etc.?) which are printed in Inuit characters.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.8, Length = 55.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1176
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Engraving
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013)
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Untitled engraving on white paper depicting duck-like bird shown in left profile striding position, and a seagull-like bird flying right behind it; Both birds are depicted with geometric feather patterns and seagull-like bird has image of polar bear on its side; Both images are printed in black on plain white background; "11/50, Kenojuak" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right corners, respectively, below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 45.6, Length = 31.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1177
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Inupiat
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Alaska
County	Northwest Arctic
Other Geographic Data	Village: Kivalina
Maker's Name	Jerry Norton (b. 1942)
Date of Manufacture	07 April 1961
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on paper
Description	Painting on white paper, entitled "Successful Hunt", depicting 7 men returning from a seal hunt; 3 men are unloading the skin-covered umiak while 2 others stand to the right side holding their bow and harpoon and the remaining 2 kneel among the seals and tools that have been unloaded; 5 seals lie in the foreground or in the boat; Body of open water is shown behind boat, with ice blocks and snow drifts ringing its shoreline in the background; Signature "Jerry Norton 61" is printed in green ink in lower right corner along with image of feather.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 50.0, Length = 29.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1178
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Drawing
Culture	Bella Coola (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Wiclbee (?) Reuben
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper; Pencil; Ink
Description	Untitled pencil and ink drawing on white paper depicting a trolling boat named "Silver Spray", shown in left profile; "British Columbias (sic) Trolling Boat" is handwritten in purple ink in upper left corner; "W/R/ 5476, Bella Coola, B.C." is printed in pencil on side of boat; "From Wiclbee [?] Reuben Northwest coast Indian B.C." is written in ink on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 26.5, Length = 16.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1179
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Northwest Territories
County
Other Geographic Data	Read Island
Maker's Name	Louis Taptuma (Lapluma or Laptuma?)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pastel chalk and charcoal on construction paper
Description	Untitled abstract (?) drawing on gray construction paper, possibly representing a rainstorm; 2 gray areas with vertical strokes against turquoise colored background intersect with gray area along bottom with horizontal strokes; Signature "Louis Taptuma [possibly Lapluma or Laptuma], Eskimo, 52 years, Read Is. N.W. Territories" is handwritten in pencil in lower right corner on reverse (same handwriting as for James Taipanak paintings).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.8, Length = 20.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1180
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Collage
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Northwest Territories
County
Other Geographic Data	Village: Cambridge Bay
Maker's Name	James Taipanak
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor and casein (?) on paper; Glue
Description	Untitled collage on paper depicting landscape scene; Alaskan coastline (?) is painted in green and gray with blue ocean shown at bottom of painting; 2 paper cutout figures in shape of standing Eskimos dressed in parkas, pants, and mukluks are placed within the landscape; Collage is unsigned; "Eskimo, Cambridge Bay, 40 yrs." is handwritten in ink on reverse of blue paper backing (same handwriting as for Louis Taptuma paintings).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.1, Length = 22.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1181
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Collage
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Northwest Territories
County
Other Geographic Data	Read Island
Maker's Name	Louis Taptuma (Lapluma or Laptuma?)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor and cutouts on paper
Description	Untitled collage and painting on paper depicting landscape scene, possibly of eroding seaside cliffs on sides of volcanoes; Blue sky and blue ocean waters are depicted above and below, respectively, a brown band with vertical gullies and black caprocks; Signature "Louis Taptuma (possibly Lapluma or Laptuma) is handwritten in blue ink on reverse of cardboard backing (same handwriting as for James Taipanak paintings).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 31.0, Length = 22.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1182
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Collage
Culture	Eskimo
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Northwest Territories
County
Other Geographic Data	Village: Cambridge Bay
Maker's Name	James Taipanak
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper; Paper cutouts; Glue
Description	Untitled collage and painting on paper depicting paper cutout of Eskimo man dressed in red parka and turquoise colored pants carrying rifle and standing on shoreline of water body while pair of paper cutout birds swim offshore; Impressionistic landscape in colors of gray and yellow against green sky with sun and single-lined red rainbow (?) are shown in background; Signature "James Taipanak, 40 yrs., Cambridge Bay" is handwritten in blue ink on reverse of cardboard backing (same handwriting as for Louis Taptuma paintings).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.2, Length = 22.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1184
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Collage
Culture	Cree
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Manitoba
County
Other Geographic Data	Lower Manitoba Lakes
Maker's Name	Jane Hornbrook (?)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Paper cutouts and crayon on paper
Description	Untitled collage depicting flowering plant made of painted and cutout red flowers and green paper leaves, all arranged in blue flower pot-shaped container with cutout green plant and orange bird on side, all glued to white paper backing; "Mrs. Jane Hornbrook, T R (?)" is handwritten in pencil along bottom edge; "Indian Lower Manitoba Lakes Woman Swampy Cree" is handwritten in blue ink on reverse of cardboard backing.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 26.3, Length = 41.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1197
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1962
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Untitled painting on heavy white paper, folded to form Christmas card; Painting on front depicts stylized parrot, painted with geometric patterns in colors of gray, rust brown, turquoise, light brown, and yellow; Signature "Gilbert Atencio 62" is printed in gray paint in lower right corner; Handwritten message inside reads "To Wish You Peace, Joy + Happiness for Christmas + The New Year, Fr. Gilbert Atencio." Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 13.4, Length = 17.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1201
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Raymond Naha (1933-1975)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on brown mat board
Description	Untitled painting depicting Zuni Shalako ceremony; Depicted in center background is Zuni shrine with bird perched on rainbow arch; In center foreground is pair of Koyemsi or Mudhead Katsinam, each wearing black kilt and neckerchief and brown leather case mask; They are flanked on either side by Salimopia Thlian'ona (Blue Warrior of the West) who are dressed in embroidered kilts and turquoise colored case masks that are largely hidden behind collar ruffs of black crow feathers and who serve as guardians of important katsinam; At left and right side of painting is a Shalako impersonator, each wearing Shalako mask and costume and shown in striding position; Signed "Naha" in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 81.3, Length = 50.7

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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1203
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Fort Sill Apache
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Allan C. Houser (Haozous) (1915-1994)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Searching for the Enemy" depicting 9 Apache warriors mounted on galloping horses riding across low hills devoid of vegetation except for low bushes and one juniper tree in lower right foreground; Warriors are all shirtless and wear moccasins, white pants, and/or breechclouts; Principle subject depicted in foreground is reeling his pinto steed to his left and he wears a war cap, indicating he may be the leader; He also carries rifle, whereas others are armed with bows and arrows and spears; Signature "Allan Houser 60" is printed in red paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 99.0, Length = 76.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1204
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zuni Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	McKinley
Other Geographic Data	Zuni Pueblo
Maker's Name	Dixon Shebala (ca. 1940-1977)
Date of Manufacture	1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting showing Zuni Hilili dance; Left to right are 1) Hilili Kohanna (Corn Hilili), 2) Hilili Kohanna Okya (Corn Hilili Girl), 3) Clemhoktoni, 4) Hilili Kohanna Okya, and 5) Hilili Kohanna; Both Hilil Kohanna figures wear white kilts with sun symbols on blue band, bandoliers, wild cat skins around shoulders, and case masks with white beards and sun symbols and feather fans attached at top, and each carries yucca spears; Hilili Kohanna Okya figures wear one-shoulder dresses and masks with wigs and broad band painted across eyes; Clemhoktoni wears white kilt with sun symbols on blue band and tableta headdress; Signature "Shebala '56" is printed in black paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 73.6, Length = 44.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1205
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	1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on mat board
Description	Untitled painting depicting Navajo fire dance with four Navajo men wearing breechclouts and whose bodies are painted with clay, dancing around small bonfire while brandishing burning cedar torches; Two dancers on right and in background are tossing burning embers in air, while dancer at left is prodding 4th dancer with hot torch; Scene is set against black background; Image of moon transformed into arching Yei (deity) figure is overhead; Signature "Robert Chee" is printed in gray paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 70.5, Length = 50.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1206
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Theodore Suina (Ku-Pe-Ru) (b. 1918)
Date of Manufacture	1958
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on brown illustration board
Description	Painting on brown mat board entitled "Koshare in Prayer of Thanks" depicting Koshare clown standing at left and shown in left profile with his arms held out in front; His body is painted in alternating gray and brown stripes and he wears blue breechclout and cape; 4 cornstalks are shown in right foreground against outline of pueblo in background; Rainbow arch ending in deity's body curves upward from pueblo to left edge and 3 stylized clouds fill the sky; Signature "Ku-Pe-Ru '58" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; "Theodore Suina, Cochiti Pueblo, Pena Blanca, N. Mex. Koshare in Prayer of Thanks, $40.00" is handwritten in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 51.1, Length = 72.1

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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1209
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Block print
Culture	Hopi (?)
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	David Holt
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1940s to 1950s
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Block print entitled "Hopi Snake Dance" (State 2, #4/10) showing 2 groupings of snake dance figures, each printed multiple times in black ink in overlapping pattern; First group of 2 dancers and partial image of third dancer (with their faces in dark shadows) is printed 3 times in upper left quadrant and 3 times in upper right quadrant (but slightly lower than on left side); Full image of second group of 2 dancers is printed twice in lower left quadrant, flanked on either side by partial image (right hand figure only) of group; Full image of second group is printed twice also in lower right quadrant; Title and edition number are written in ink in lower left corner; Signed "David Holt" in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.2, Length = 45.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1210
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pudlo
Date of Manufacture	1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white mulberry or rice paper entitled "Eagle Carrying Man" depicting stylized eagle printed in brown ink carrying man in its talons by man's feet, while man holds rake-like object; Man is printed in black ink; "46/50, 1963" are handwritten in pencil below image, along with title (?) and artist's name (?), the latter both printed in pencil in Inuit characters; Title "Eagle Carrying Man" is handwritten in pencil along upper edge on reverse; Artist's chop mark is printed in red ink and chop mark of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) is printed in black ink above and to left of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 48.7, Length = 62.6

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1211
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1952-1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on paper
Description	Painting on light gray watercolor paper entitled "Four Petroglyph Figures" depicting row of 4 human -like figures from various locations in Galisteo Basin, New Mexico; Each figure is shown in dancing pose and is dressed in kilt, and headdress and other articles of clothing or body paint adornment; Two central figures hold arrows in their mouths; Figures are painted in colors of brick red, white, gold, and several shades of blue; Horned sun or moon and star motifs appear overhead; Background is finely spattered to give appearance of gray sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse: â€œ1st fig[ure] from Commanche Gap, 2nd & 3rd [figures from] San Cristobal, 4th[figure from] Boca, Galisteo Basin, N. Mex."; Also written on back in different handwriting: â€œJoe Herrera No. 9 Four Petroglyph Figures, Price $150.00â€
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 65.8, Length = 50.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1212
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Zia Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Zia Pueblo
Maker's Name	Diego Salas (b. 1948)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on heavy white paper entitled "Crow Dancers", depicting 5 identically dressed dancers in single file row and shown in left profile; Each dancer is slightly bent at the waist with his left leg raised and left and right arms extending behind or out in front, respectively; Each dancer's body is painted black and each wears white moccasins, short blue pants with red apron on front and rear, concho belt, and headdress of turkey feathers and an eagle plume; Dancers' faces are painted red across the eyes and around the mouth; Each dancer carries feathered want in right hand and eagle plume in left hand; Signature "D. Salas" is painted in green paint (over-painted in red) in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1951 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 73.4, Length = 29.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1213
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013)
Date of Manufacture	1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on rice paper
Description	Stone cut print on white mulberry or rice paper entitled "Sun Owl" depicting image of owl, shown with its talons spread and with feathers extending out from every part of its body; Upper feathers of owl are orange, lower feathers and legs are black, and feathers on face and underbelly are yellow; "45/50" and title are hand printed in pencil below and to left of image, the latter printed in Inuit (?) characters; Artist's name is printed in Inuit (?) characters below and to right of image; Artist's chop mark is printed in black ink and chop mark of artists' co-op is printed in red ink adjacent to artist's hand printed name; "45/50, Sun Owl, Kenojuak" are handwritten in pencil along top edge on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 92.6, Length = 62.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1214
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stencil print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pitseolak (1904-1973)
Date of Manufacture	1963
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stencil print on white paper entitled "Owls at Play" depicting adult owl standing in center with its wings outstretched while 2 younger owls flutter above it; 2 possible bird-like creatures flank the larger owl; Image is printed in orange and overprinted in blue; "44/50" is printed in pencil below and to left of image, along with title (?) and artist's name (?), both of which are printed in Inuit characters' chop marks of artist and artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed above and to right of image in red and black ink; "44/50, Owls at Play, Pitseolak" is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 71.5, Length = 62.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1215
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma) (1900-1986)
Date of Manufacture	1954
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Tempera on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Clowns Getting Ready", depicting interior kiva scene with 5 Koshare dancers each with his body painted in alternating black and white stripes and wearing a horned headdress; One adult dancer applies body paint to younger dancer in left foreground, while 3 other adult dancers converse in right background; Ladder extends up through kiva roof and pueblo style drum hands on wall; Signed "Kabotie" in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 37.4, Length = 50.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1216
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1957
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting buffalo dance scene including 3 drummers playing pueblo-style barrel drums, 2 male buffalo dancers wearing white kilts and buffalo headdresses, 2 female dancers wearing white embroidered one-shoulder dresses and carrying turkey feather fans, and 1 male dancer wearing beaded buckskin leggings and kilt with plumed serpent image and carrying bow and arrows; Sun motif is overhead and brown rainbow arches over all figures, ending in geometric design at sides; Signature "Gilbert Atencio '57" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 77.2, Length = 58.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1217
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. 1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on watercolor paper
Description	Painting on brown watercolor paper entitled "Warriors on Horseback" depicting 2 Navajo warriors on horses riding over the crest of a low hill; One rider has just reached the crest while the second is still largely hidden behind the hill; Both warriors wear buckskin shirts and war caps with eagle feathers atop them and both carry a bow and quiver of arrows on their backs; Landscape is depicted in stylized manner in colors of blue and orange against plain background; Signature â€œBeatien Yazzâ€ is printed in black paint in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 64.7, Length = 47.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1218
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Mungita
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white rice paper entitled "Capturing a Powerful Bird" depicting goose-like bird fluttering overhead, while 4 men below try to pull it down by means of rope attached to bird's leg and 5th man shoots arrow toward bird; Bird and 4 men pulling rope are printed in black ink against plain background while archer and his arrow are printed in green ink; "47/50, Capturing a Powerful Bird, Stone cut, Mungita, 1964" is handwritten in pencil beneath image; Chop marks of artist' and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink to left of image.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 62.3, Length = 54.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1219
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Aggeo (ca. 1906-1977)
Date of Manufacture	1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Man with Three Fishes" showing standing Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka, pants and mukluks with his back to viewer, holding line with 3 large fish attached; Man is printed in black ink and fish are printed in black, yellow, and orange; "Man with Three Fishes, Stone cut, 20/50, Aggeo, 1965" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink above and to right of image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 63.3, Length = 49.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1220
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pitseolak (1904-1973)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Playing Kickball with Demons", showing human dressed in hooded parka and 6 mythological animals all gathered in a circle with a red ball in the center; The man and 3 of the animals are printed in black and the remaining 3 animals are printed in green, all on plain background; "Playing Kickball with Demons, Stone cut, 23/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, Petseolak" is handwritten in pencil below the image; Chop marks of the artist and of artists co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed above and to left of image in red and black ink.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.4, Length = 46.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1221
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Nepachee (Nawpachee, Napachee)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Bird Spirits" depicting two figures, each with human bodies and bird heads; First figure is flying overhead, while second one is shown standing in boat-like vessel with goose head-shaped prow and two feline-like heads at the stern; Images are printed in black ink on teal blue background; "Bird Spirits, Stone cut, 34/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Nepachee" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op are printed in red and black ink in lower right corner of teal blue background area.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.6, Length = 48.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1222
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Natsivaar
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Angels in the Moon" depicting crescent moon face inside scalloped-edged circle at bottom and two Eskimo angels dressed in parkas and mukluks and sporting wings, all printed in black on gray background; "Angels in the Moon, Stone cut, 40/50. Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Natsivaar" is hand printed in pencil beneath image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed above in red and black in in upper left corner. This print was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1966 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 61.0, Length = 66.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1223
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Pootagook
Date of Manufacture	1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Fish in a Pool" depicting school of fish swimming in every direction; Fish at top of school are orange colored while those at bottom are more brown; "Fish in a Pool, Stone cut, 15/50, Dorset, 1965, Pootagook" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in red and black ink in lower right border.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 86.0, Length = 62.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1224
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stencil print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kakulu
Date of Manufacture	1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Pigments on paper
Description	Stencil print on off-white paper entitled "Caribou" depicting 4 standing caribou (3 facing left, 1 facing right), all printed in brown against plain background; Chop marks of artist and of artist's co-op (Canadian Eskimo Arts) are stamped in upper right corner in black and red ink, respectively; "Caribou, Stencil 15/50, Dorset 1965, Kakulu" is handwritten in pencil beneath printed image; Chop mark of artist's co-op (Canadian Eskimo Arts) is embossed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 82.5, Length = 66.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1225
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Carved panel
Culture	Haida (Aleut*)
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada (USA*)
State/Prov./Dist.	British Columbia (Alaska*)
County
Other Geographic Data	Town: Sitka; Mt. Edgecumbe School*
Maker's Name	Andy Kochergin (1934-1965)
Date of Manufacture	1952
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Cedar (Cedrus sp.) panel; Varnish
Description	Untitled low relief carving on a large cedar panel (2 cedar planks joined down the center) depicting a dogfish (shark) image, shown in bisected, X-ray technique; Image incorporates a human face within the shark's body; This image was copied (albeit as mirror image) after an 1897 drawing done by Charles Edenshaw for anthropologist Franz Boas (originally published in 1905 by John R. Swanton in Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. VIII, Part 1 - Contributions of the Ethnology of the Haida, Plate XXI [reprinted from V, Part 1 of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1905]); Front and sides of panel are varnished, but otherwise panel is in natural unpainted state; Artist's signature, "Andy Kochergin" is written in script in pencil on reverse. NOTE: Andy Kochergin was himself an Aleut, from Alaska and produced this carving of a Haida image while he was enrolled at the Mt. Edgecumbe School in Sitka, AK.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 57.3, Length = 89.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1226
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Stone cut print
Culture	South Baffin Inuit
Global Region	North America
Country	Canada
State/Prov./Dist.	Nunavut
County
Other Geographic Data	Baffin Island, Cape Dorset
Maker's Name	Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink on paper
Description	Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Geese Frightened by a Fox", showing 7 geese (3 flying overhead and 4 taking flight) and a fox, all printed in black on a mauve background; "Geese Frightened by a Fox, Stone cut 22/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Is. 1960, Kenojuak" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in red and black ink in lower right corner of background.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.9, Length = 54.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1227
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on gray textured board
Description	Untitled painting on heavy gray textured board depicting Plains Indian dressed in beaded moccasins and buckskin pants and vest and riding black and white pinto horse and holding bow in one hand, having just shot arrow into one of two deer fleeing in front of him; Deer and hunter are shown again plain background; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint near bottom center. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as one of their annual holiday cards (date unknown), printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 66.5, Length = 46.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1228
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1942
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting 3 Plains Indian fancy dancers; Figures at left and right are shown in left and right profiles, respectively and are mirror images of each other; Each wears beaded moccasins, wristlets, and vest, feathered rosettes on both knees and both upper arms, breechclout with pair of long red streams, eagle feather bustle, and blue head cap with rainbow-colored horsehair roach; Central dancer is shown with his back to viewer and is dressed similarly to other dancers but without vest or blue cap; Signature "W. Crumbo" is printed in brown ink to right of lower center. Original catalog card reads, â€œExhibited by Suzie Peters at San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942. Peters was Indian School matron/teacher at Anadarko, OK ca 1918 to ca. 1940s.â€
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 63.0, Length = 47.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1229
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Creek, Potawatomi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on light gray paper depicting eagle dancer shown in full frontal view in standing position with outstretched arms; Dancer wears blue beaded moccasins, beaded garters, wristlets, armlets, and belt and blue beaded or embroidered apron, eagle feather bustle, and headdress with feathered rosette and yellow horsehair roach; Row of eagle feathers form "wings" along dancer's arms; Dancer is flanked on his right by two seated women wearing buckskin dresses and shoulder blankets and on his left by a man wearing buckskin pants, beaded vest, and eagle feather head bonnet and playing hand drum; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint near lower right corner. Original catalog card reads, â€œExhibited by Suzie Peters at San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942. Peters was Indian School matron/teacher at Anadarko, OK ca 1918 to ca. 1940s.â€
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 64.0, Length = 50.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1230
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
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	Andy Tsinajinnie (Yazzie Bahe, Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie) (1916-2000)
Date of Manufacture	1958
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on pebble board
Description	Painting entitled "Navajo Card Game" depicting a woman and 3 men seated in circle on ground and playing game of cards, using Navajo saddle blanket as card table and jewelry items (bracelets, belts, ketoh, concha belts) as wagers; 4th man is asleep in foreground; Overall scene is painted in shades of grays and browns on plain white background; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.7, Length = 45.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1231
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Cochiti Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Sandoval
Other Geographic Data	Cochiti Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1952-1956
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on blue paper
Description	Painting on blue watercolor paper entitled "Ducks" depicting 3 vertical columns of black ducks flying in formation, as depicted in petroglyph; Cattail plant grows near bottom of painting and stylized clouds, rainbow, and sun motif are shown in background, all in colors of black, brick red, turquoise, white, and gold; Support paper is finely spattered to give appearance of gray-blue sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse, "â€™Ducksâ€™ (Petroglyph of ducks found in Galisteo Basin near Santa Fe, New Mex.) Joe Herrera Cochiti Pueblo $40." This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1961 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.5, Length = 50.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1232
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Apache
Other Geographic Data	Community: Window Rock
Maker's Name	Al Hicks
Date of Manufacture	1964
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Casein on matboard
Description	Untitled painting on black mat board depicting Navajo woman dressed in rust colored blouse and long pleated skirt, riding blue-gray, high-stepping pinto horse; Woman carries possible prayer stick or bundle of rabbitbrush flowers; Sparse landscape is depicted by several stylized yucca plants in center foreground and several rocky spires in left background; Signature "Al Hicks 1964 (Navajo)" is printed in white paint just below center foreground. Al Hicks was brother of Navajo artist, Bobby Hicks.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 81.2, Length = 50.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1233
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)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Sand; Glue; Plywood
Description	Sandpainting entitled "The Four Direction Frogs" depicting four frogs facing a central circle (lake); Each frog is colored a sacred color corresponding to a cardinal direction; Four sacred plants (corn, beans, squash, and tobacco) also grow out of central circle; Artist's signature, date, and lengthy explanation of painting are hand written in ink on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 41.8, Length = 40.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1234
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	1958
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Earth pigments; Glue; Masonite
Description	Earth pigment painting entitled "Tyuonyi 'Frijole' Pictograph", depicting several partial and complete outlined deer figures and one outlined mountain lion (?) figure, as they would appear in a pictograph; Figures are shown in white against a pink, brown, and black background; Work is unsigned. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 60.9, Length = 40.5

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1235
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1958-1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Earth pigments; Glue; Masonite
Description	Earth pigment painting entitled "Two Mountain Sheep Dancers", depicting 2 male dancers, each wearing black dance kilt, white shirt and leggings, and black and yellow headdress in shape of mountain sheep horns; Both figures are facing to left and are leaning on 2 sticks as they dance; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is printed in black pigment in lower left corner. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 50.7, Length = 39.9

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1236
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Santa Clara Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data	Santa Clara Pueblo
Maker's Name	Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1958-1965
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Earth pigments; Glue; Masonite
Description	Earth pigment painting entitled "Bird", depicting single image of roadrunner (?) in black and white pigments on light brown background: geometric and floral motifs fill lower portion of painting in black and rust brown pigments against cream-colored background; Large geometric design fills upper portion of painting in black, rust brown, and cream-colored pigments; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is printed in black pigments in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1957 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Length = 60.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1237
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name	Waldo Mootzka (Mootska) (1910-1940)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1935-1939
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting entitled "Niman Dancers", depicting 7 Niman dancers in full ceremonial regalia (embroidered kilts, case masks with elaborate tabletas, and spruce ruff collars) facing 2 Hemis Kachin' Mana figures who are kneeling in front of and facing the dancers, each wearing a red, white, and black striped blanket and with her hair in the butterfly whorl pattern; Niman (aka the Home Dance), when the katsinam leave for their spiritual home in the San Francisco peaks, is held in mid-summer for 16 days; Signature "Mootzka" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 50.9, Length = 33.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1238
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1951
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting unidentified pueblo dance; Line of 14 bare-chested male dancers in embroidered kilts carrying gourd rattles and spruce boughs are accompanied by 2 female dancers wearing black woven dresses, pink shawls, and eagle feather headdresses and carrying turkey feather fans; Male drummer in white pants and red shirt plays blue barrel drum at right; Signature "Gilbert Atencio '51" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 67.8, Length = 45.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1239
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

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1240
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995)
Date of Manufacture	1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting entitled "San Ildefonso Corn Dance", showing 12 male and 12 female dancers who extend from upper right to lower left corner, then turn toward lower center; Men wear embroidered kilts and white sashes, and their bodies (except faces) are painted gray; Females wear one-shoulder black dresses and turquoise-colored tabletas; Lead male in coral-colored shirt carries embroidered standard; 5 Koshare clowns with bodies painted with gray and white stripes accompany dancers; Chorus of 7 male singers and 1 drummer are shown at right; Church interior is shown in upper left, with several women and men outside; Signature "Gilbert Atencio 60" is printed in black in upper right corner. Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 73.4, Length = 58.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1241
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	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white paper depicting male and female dancers from Navajo Feather Dance; Woman is wearing long black skirt and orange kilt with deep red blouse; Man is wearing black kilt and his body is painted with white dots; Both dancers carry turkey and eagle feather fans in their hands and both wear brown fur collars and conical hats with brown fur brims and plumes of eagle feather down; Dancers are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in black ink near lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 41.5, Length = 48.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1242
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950-1960
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Watercolor on watercolor paper
Description	Untitled impressionistic painting on white watercolor paper depicting 2 male and 1 female butterfly dancers in single file and shown in 3/4 left profile; Male dancers wear moccasins, leg garters, white kilts, and spruce bough armlets, and feathers in their hair, and each carries additional spruce boughs; Female dancer wears moccasins, woven one-shoulder dress, eagle feather bustle, and wooden tableta and she also carries spruce boughs; Figures are painted very loosely against dark maroon background; Painting is unsigned. Original catalog card indicates this painting was done from a photograph of an actual ceremonial dance. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [JosÃ© Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 48.0, Length = 36.8

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1243
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	City: Santa Fe
Maker's Name	Quincy Tahoma (ca. 1920-1956)
Date of Manufacture	1941
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Painting on gray-brown construction paper entitled "Fire Dance", depicting two Navajo Night Chant dancers encircling large bonfire from which a huge and highly stylized smoke column rises; Dancers wear only breechclouts and have their bodies painted with clay; Dancers brandish flaming torches; Signature "Tahoma 1941" is printed in black paint in lower right corner, beneath a miniature silhouette showing the two dancers; Written on reverse is the following, "Fire Dance, by Quincy Tahoma, Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico, price $10.00."
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 40.8, Length = 57.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1244
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Navajo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Taos
Other Geographic Data	Picuris Pueblo
Maker's Name	Gerald Nailor (Toy Yah, Toh Ya) (1917-1952)
Date of Manufacture	1937
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on heavy paper
Description	Painting on heavy white paper entitled "Antelope Hunt" depicting two Navajo men on pinto horses chasing 3 antelope; Both men are dressed in high moccasins and breechclouts; One man carries a long spear while the other carries a knife; The antelope are all posed leaping in unison while looking back at the horses and riders; Stylized plants are in the foreground and in the left background; Entire scene is painted in earth tones against plain white background; Signature "Gerald Nailor '37" is printed in salmon-colored paint in lower right corner; Artist's name, tribal affiliation, age (19) and title are written in pencil on reverse.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 38.1, Length = 43.4

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1245
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink on mat board
Description	Painting on white mat board entitled "Hopi Rattle Snake Dance" depicting two Hopi snake dancers, shown in left profile; Each dancer is dressed in moccasins, leggings, kilt with painted plumed serpent image; Fox skin tail, brown shirt, and feathers in their hair; Each holds one rattlesnake in his mouth and another in left hand; Sun symbol is overhead, flanked on either side by cloud motif; Geometric design with yucca plant fills each lower corner; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink and title "Hopi Rattle Snake Dance" is printed in pencil in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 34.2, Length = 28.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1246
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on tan paper depicting male dancer shown in right profile, bent at waist and knees, standing on left foot and with arms hanging down in front; Dancer is dressed in moccasins, breechclout with brown apron and buffalo tail in back; And buffalo headdress with eagle plumes on back; Human hand print is painted on dancer's upper chest and his shoulders and upper arms appear to be painted white with two concentric red circles; A rope encircles his torso and trails behind him; In his hands he carries a green staff; Signature "Tsa' To' Ke" is printed in brown paint in lower left corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1948 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.9, Length = 32.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1247
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Ink and watercolor on mat board
Description	Untitled painting on white mat board depicting a male and female dancer from buffalo dance, both shown in 3/4 right profile; Lead male dancer wears white moccasins, black leggings and shirt, white embroidered kilt, and buffalo headdress with eagle feathers trailing down his back; He carries bow and arrows in left hand and rattle in right hand; Female dancer wears white moccasins, black one-shoulder dress, and embroidered white shawl with parrot (?) feathers in her hair and two turkey or hawk feathers in each hand; Above dancers is horned sun in center, flanked by cloud motif; Geometric design with yucca plant fills each lower corner; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 34.4, Length = 28.7

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1248
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	James Auchiah (1906-1974)
Date of Manufacture	1930
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting on tan-colored paper depicting Kiowa funeral procession; 2 men dressed in moccasins, buckskin pants with cloth aprons, and buckskin coats carry deceased child's body on stretcher, wrapped in buffalo skin; Beaded moccasins of child protrude from beneath hide; Procession is led by man wearing blue pants and black shoulder blanket and carrying pipe in beaded pipe bag; Woman dressed in black dress and carrying gray and red striped blanket follows group; Signature "Auchiah - 30" is printed in black paint in lower right corner. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 36.4, Length = 23.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1249
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on poster board
Description	Untitled painting on thin tan-colored board depicting 3 Plains Indian warriors, all shown standing and looking to the left; Figure on left is shown in 3/4 frontal pose, dressed in moccasins, blue and tan leggings or pants, and yellow shoulder blanket, and headdress of 5 eagle plumes; In right hand he carries yellow shield with red ribbons at sides and white fringe along base; Center figure has back to viewer and wears moccasins, pink and tan leggings or pants, and painted hide robe; He carries bow and quiver of arrows on his back; 3rd figure wears moccasins, tan buckskin or pants, and white shoulder blanket and carries shield on his back; Signature "Tsa-To-Ke" is printed in blue ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 23.0, Length = 28.3

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1250
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Kiowa
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Oklahoma
County	unknown
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on poster board
Description	Painting on thin tan-colored board entitled "Dance of the Eagle Clan" depicting 3 male dancers, each shown in left profile, bent at the knees and waist and standing in mid-stride; Each dancer wear breechclout with apron in front and back, and roach with 3 eagle plumes in their hair; Lead dancer also wears ankle rattles; Each carries eagle plume in each hand; Signature "Tsa Toke" is printed in blue pencil in lower right corner; "Dance of the Eagle Clan by Monroe Tsatoke" is written in ink on reverse. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1935 as their annual holiday card.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 37.2, Length = 25.2

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1251
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name	Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma) (1900-1986)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1918-1924
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting depicting single stylized Katsina Mana, dressed in woven white manta and white moccasins; Elaborate case mask with red ears, white face with green terraced triangle on lower portion and red terraced triangle on upper portion, surmounted by fan-shaped row of eagle feathers and red and yellow terraced cloud motifs is probably a composite of several katsina figures; Figure is shown without any attempt at perspective; Signature "Fred Kabotie" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as their annual holiday card, probably in 1950, 1952 or 1953, but possibly 1940.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 28.1, Length = 38.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1252
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	Hopi
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	Arizona
County	Navajo
Other Geographic Data	Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name	Waldo Mootzka (Mootska) (1910-1940)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Opaque watercolor on paper
Description	Untitled painting depicting 2 unmasked dancers from the buffalo dance, shown in full length view; Each figure wears black and rust-colored leather kilt, red, green and black sash, and a buffalo headdress and each carries a rattle and a bow; Their lower legs and forearms are painted orange and an circular orange motif and small white crosses are painted on their chests; Signature "Mootzka" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 33.0, Length = 41.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0370-1253
Category	Visual Arts
Object Name	Painting
Culture	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Global Region	North America
Country	USA
State/Prov./Dist.	New Mexico
County	Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data	San Ildefonso Pueblo
Maker's Name	Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955)
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1930-1935
Collection Name	Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials	Colored ink on paper
Description	Untitled painting on white poster board depicting 9 Koshare clowns, two female dancers, and one pueblo man bearing ceremonial staff; Bodies of Koshares are painted black with white stripes; Each wears black breechclout and head cap with two extending horns; Koshare at far left wears brown sheepskin tunic and one at far right plays pueblo-style barrel drum; Female dancers on left end of row wear black one-shoulder pueblo dresses, woven shawls (white with red end bands) and rainbow tabletas and carry feathers in each hand; Man in far right background wears white pants and red shirt and carries long staff with embroidered banner; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1954 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 57.1, Length = 36.2

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

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