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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1096 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1925 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting 2 dancers from Comanche dance, both shown in left profile; Lead male dancer is dressed in plains style attire, including long eagle feather war bonnet, and carries feathered staff; Female dancer is dressed in woven black pueblo one-shoulder dress, turquoise blouse and pink shawl with pair of eagle feathers on either side of her hair; She carries pair of turkey feathers in each hand; Both figures shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in blue ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.3, Length = 20.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1097 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting 2 antelope dancers, shown in right profile; Both dancers wear white knitted leggings, yellow antelope (?) skin on their backs and headdress that includes pair of antelope horns and trailer of red feathers down their backs; Their faces are painted black and each carries pair of short wooden staffs or canes; Figures are shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in blue ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 20.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1098 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Tonita Peña (Tonita P. Arquero, Quah Ah) (1893-1949) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting 2 male and 2 female corn dance dancers, all shown in 3/4 left profile; Lead male dancers wear moccasins, leg rattles, woven white kilts, and fox skin tails and carry gourd rattles; Women are barefoot and wear black one-shoulder dresses and wooden tabletas and carry spruce boughs; All figures are shown against plain background; Signature "Tonita Pena" is printed in black ink over pencil in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 27.0, Length = 18.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1099 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925-1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on tan paper entitled "Eagle Dance" depicting two eagle dancers and two pueblo man standing at right playing single pueblo-style barrel drum; Men are dressed in moccasins, pants, and shirts; Both dancers are dressed in leggings, kilt with painted plumed serpent image, bundle of eagle feathers tied at their waists, eagle feather "wings" along their arms, and head cap with protruding "beak"; All figures are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black paint in lower right corner; Title is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.5, Length = 27.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1101 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Kiowa | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting feather fan of black to dark brown feathers with blue beaded hand grip, of the type used by native American church members during ceremonies; Row of eagle plumes frame the bottom of the painting, and two brushes (?) with red horsehair bristles and blue beaded hand grips flank the feather fan; Painting is unsigned. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942 and was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as one of their annual holiday cards (date unknown), printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 31.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1102 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Kiowa | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Monroe Tsatoke (Tsa Toke, Tsa To Ke) (1904-1937) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on watercolor paper entitled "The Sunrise or Coming of the Sun", depicting small fire encircled by trimmed parrot (?) feathers in green and yellow and by row of eagle plumes; Rays of light emanate outward from fire; Christian cross motif is overhead, flanked by two geometric medallions; Signature M. Tsatoke 35" is printed in green paint in lower right corner; Pencil notation on reverse of original cardboard matting includes above title, along with notation, "This is what Monroe has seen under the influence of peyote after all night's meeting." This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1942 and was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1965 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.6, Length = 31.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1103 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Mescalero Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Otero | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Mescalero | |
| Maker's Name | Florence Bigrope (b. 1961) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paint on paper | |
| Description | Finger painting on white paper entitled "It's Me" depicting outline of human face with spiked hairstyle; Painting is done entire in orange paint; Painting is unsigned. Original catalog card reads, “Artist born 1961; painting done in kindergarten class at Mescalero Elementary School, teacher was J. Adams.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.3, Length = 42.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1104 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi | |
| Maker's Name | Michael Kabotie (Lomawywesa) (1942-2009) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1963 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Prob. casein on watercolor paper | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Dance of the Warrior God" depicting Palöngawhoya (one of the Hopi warrior twins and grandson of Spider Woman) with elongated body and teardrop shaped head and body markings in blue, black, and white; Figure's right hand is held out in front with the palm up, while left arm extends off edge of painting; Background is filled in with geometric patterns with stars in upper right corner and small insect along left edge; Signed "M Kabotie June '63" in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.0, Length = 44.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1105 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Abel Sanchez (Oqwa-Pi) (1899-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting 8 dancers, probably from buffalo dance, in left profile; Lead male dancer is in plains style Indian clothing and carries bow and arrows; Next are 2 male and 1 female buffalo dancers, the men in black leggings and shirts, orange kilts, and buffalo headdresses and the woman in black dress, green shawl, and buffalo headdress; Next are 2 deer dancers in white leggings, black kilts, white shirts, and headdresses with deer antlers, and leaning on short canes; Last are two antelope dancers, dressed in yellow one piece pants and shirt outfits and headdress with antelope horns, also leaning on short canes; Signature "Oqwa Pi" is written in pencil n lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 70.9, Length = 28.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1106 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa; Village: Polacca | |
| Maker's Name | Raymond Naha (1933-1975) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1952 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on mat board | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Tewa Clowns" depicting 2 Koshare figures cavorting atop ladder projecting from rooftop opening in stone kiva; Both figures are characteristically painted in alternating black and white stripes and are wearing moccasins, breechclouts, and hats with projecting horns to match their body paint; Scene is set against background of large white cumulus cloud and rainbow; Signature "R Naha" is printed in lower right corner; Title is printed in pencil on reverse in upper left corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.3, Length = 36.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1107 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1108 |  |
| 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 | 28 October 1946 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white watercolor paper, depicting Navajo woman (shown in left profile) wearing red skirt and maroon blouse and carrying bucket of water as she walks; In front of her is a black and white dog that is jumping up, trying to retrieve a stick held in the woman's hand; Woman and dog walk along a barren landscape strewn with stylized rocks (?) and a single green and yellow rabbitbrush plant; Signature "Beatian Yazz" is printed in gray-brown paint in lower left corner; Date of painting is handwritten in pencil upper left corner on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.4, Length = 37.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1109 |  |
| 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 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1110 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on tan construction paper entitled "The Famous Hunchback Flute Dancer" depicting the mythological Southwestern Indian figure of Kokopelli, shown in left profile walking along and playing a flute; A cloud symbol is overhead and several very stylized plants sprout from the back of a rainbow deity figure which forms the ground line; Images are painted in an abstract form in colors of blue, pink, white, gray, gold and turquoise on a plain background that has been spattered to appear like sand; Written in pencil on reverse is the following: “The Famous Hunchback Flute Dancer, by Joe Herrera, To our dear friends, the Elkus' from Joe + Julia.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.9, Length = 34.7 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1111 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar, Warm Mountain, Sua Peen) (b. 1924) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1949 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting standing pueblo woman shown in 3/4 left profile; Woman is dress in moccasins, blue dress, and yellowish-green blanket wrapped around her shoulders and in which she carries a small child on her back; Figures are painted in an impressionistic style; Signature "Warm Mountain '49" is written in pencil in lower left corner of painting. Joe Aguilar (Jose Vincente Aguilar) is the son of Rosalie Simbola Aguilar and Joe Aguilar [José Angeles Aguilar] and the brother of Florence Aguilar Naranjo and Alfred Aguilar, all of whose works are also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.0, Length = 45.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1112 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Rough Rock | |
| Maker's Name | Andy Tsinajinnie (Yazzie Bahe, Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie) (1916-2000) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on salmon mat board | |
| Description | Untitled painting on brown mat board, showing young Navajo boy dressed in high moccasins and breechclout kneeling alongside stylized tree while holding arrow; At boy's side is stylized corn plant that is showering corn pollen over his head; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in salmon-colored paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.8, Length = 23.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1113 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Bernalillo | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Albuquerque | |
| Maker's Name | Richard Kee Yazzie (Hosh Be) (b. 1944) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein and watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white paper entitled "Coming Back Home", depicting Navajo warrior riding high-stepping horse across low hill; Monument valley-type rock formations and stylized shrubs in background; Painting is unsigned, but artist's name, title, “Grade 10, Albuquerque Indian School, and price $20.00†are written on reverse, along with notation that painting was done with Q-tips; Stamped on reverse is "Made at Indian School, Albuquerque." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.4, Length = 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1114 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Cochiti Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Joe H. Herrera (See-Ru) (1923-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on light gray watercolor paper entitled "Dancers" depicting row of 7 human-like figures with the arms interlocked, dressed in white and gray outfits; Figures' faces are turquoise-colored and each has a rust-brown feather (?) on the back of its head; Seated Kokopelli flute player is shown below and various geometric and pictographic designs fill the remaining space; Support paper is finely splattered with multicolors of paint to give appearance of gray sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse, "Dancers (Katchinas + Flute Player) (Petroglyph found in Galisteo Basin) Joe Herrera $20-". This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1955 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.6, Length = 25.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1115 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation; Community: Rough Rock | |
| Maker's Name | Andy Tsinajinnie (Yazzie Bahe, Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie) (1916-2000) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on mat board | |
| Description | Untitled painting on black mat board depicting Navajo Yei-bi-chai dance, performed as part of the Nightway ceremony; Four unmasked Yei dancers (Navajos impersonating deities) are shown dancing by a small campfire, while standing Navajos wrapped in blankets observe in the foreground and background; All figures are depicted in an outlined format with very little detail; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in white ink near center bottom of painting. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.4, Length = 53.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1116 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi | |
| Maker's Name | David Keevama (b. 1924) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on mat board | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Shalako Dancers" depicting a Zuni Shalako impersonator at right, dressed in Shalako mask; Shalako Anuthlona, the Shalako alternate is shown in the center, dressed in blue shirt, white kilt, and white cap, pointing to a second Shalako mask sitting at the left; Figures are shown against plain white background and without any foundation or support; Painting is signed in pencil on reverse with artist's name, age, address and title. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.0, Length = 33.1 | |
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