Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0979 |
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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 |