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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1107   CAS 0370-1107; Painting
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