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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0985   CAS 0370-0985; Etching
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