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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1109   CAS 0370-1109; 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. 1947
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Opaque watercolor on paper
Description Untitled painting on white paper depicting Navajo man seated by fire (in bucket) and holding bellows in his hands; Silversmithing tools and completed pieces of jewelry are laid out on the ground and on a blanket next to him; A log stump with an anvil mounted atop it and a wooden bench are located to the right of the painting, while a second log stump with anvil is located in the background, along with a notched log; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in black ink near lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 56.4, Length = 31.2