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 |