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 |