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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1212 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zia Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zia Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Diego Salas (b. 1948) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on heavy white paper entitled "Crow Dancers", depicting 5 identically dressed dancers in single file row and shown in left profile; Each dancer is slightly bent at the waist with his left leg raised and left and right arms extending behind or out in front, respectively; Each dancer's body is painted black and each wears white moccasins, short blue pants with red apron on front and rear, concho belt, and headdress of turkey feathers and an eagle plume; Dancers' faces are painted red across the eyes and around the mouth; Each dancer carries feathered want in right hand and eagle plume in left hand; Signature "D. Salas" is painted in green paint (over-painted in red) in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1951 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 73.4, Length = 29.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1213 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1963 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on rice paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white mulberry or rice paper entitled "Sun Owl" depicting image of owl, shown with its talons spread and with feathers extending out from every part of its body; Upper feathers of owl are orange, lower feathers and legs are black, and feathers on face and underbelly are yellow; "45/50" and title are hand printed in pencil below and to left of image, the latter printed in Inuit (?) characters; Artist's name is printed in Inuit (?) characters below and to right of image; Artist's chop mark is printed in black ink and chop mark of artists' co-op is printed in red ink adjacent to artist's hand printed name; "45/50, Sun Owl, Kenojuak" are handwritten in pencil along top edge on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 92.6, Length = 62.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1214 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stencil print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Pitseolak (1904-1973) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1963 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stencil print on white paper entitled "Owls at Play" depicting adult owl standing in center with its wings outstretched while 2 younger owls flutter above it; 2 possible bird-like creatures flank the larger owl; Image is printed in orange and overprinted in blue; "44/50" is printed in pencil below and to left of image, along with title (?) and artist's name (?), both of which are printed in Inuit characters' chop marks of artist and artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed above and to right of image in red and black ink; "44/50, Owls at Play, Pitseolak" is handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on reverse; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 71.5, Length = 62.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1215 |  |
| 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 | Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma) (1900-1986) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Tempera on paper | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Clowns Getting Ready", depicting interior kiva scene with 5 Koshare dancers each with his body painted in alternating black and white stripes and wearing a horned headdress; One adult dancer applies body paint to younger dancer in left foreground, while 3 other adult dancers converse in right background; Ladder extends up through kiva roof and pueblo style drum hands on wall; Signed "Kabotie" in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.4, Length = 50.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1216 |  |
| 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 | Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1957 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting buffalo dance scene including 3 drummers playing pueblo-style barrel drums, 2 male buffalo dancers wearing white kilts and buffalo headdresses, 2 female dancers wearing white embroidered one-shoulder dresses and carrying turkey feather fans, and 1 male dancer wearing beaded buckskin leggings and kilt with plumed serpent image and carrying bow and arrows; Sun motif is overhead and brown rainbow arches over all figures, ending in geometric design at sides; Signature "Gilbert Atencio '57" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 77.2, Length = 58.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1217 |  |
| 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. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on watercolor paper | |
| Description | Painting on brown watercolor paper entitled "Warriors on Horseback" depicting 2 Navajo warriors on horses riding over the crest of a low hill; One rider has just reached the crest while the second is still largely hidden behind the hill; Both warriors wear buckskin shirts and war caps with eagle feathers atop them and both carry a bow and quiver of arrows on their backs; Landscape is depicted in stylized manner in colors of blue and orange against plain background; Signature “Beatien Yazz†is printed in black paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 64.7, Length = 47.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1218 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Mungita | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white rice paper entitled "Capturing a Powerful Bird" depicting goose-like bird fluttering overhead, while 4 men below try to pull it down by means of rope attached to bird's leg and 5th man shoots arrow toward bird; Bird and 4 men pulling rope are printed in black ink against plain background while archer and his arrow are printed in green ink; "47/50, Capturing a Powerful Bird, Stone cut, Mungita, 1964" is handwritten in pencil beneath image; Chop marks of artist' and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink to left of image. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 62.3, Length = 54.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1219 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Aggeo (ca. 1906-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Man with Three Fishes" showing standing Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka, pants and mukluks with his back to viewer, holding line with 3 large fish attached; Man is printed in black ink and fish are printed in black, yellow, and orange; "Man with Three Fishes, Stone cut, 20/50, Aggeo, 1965" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in black and red ink above and to right of image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.3, Length = 49.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1220 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Pitseolak (1904-1973) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Playing Kickball with Demons", showing human dressed in hooded parka and 6 mythological animals all gathered in a circle with a red ball in the center; The man and 3 of the animals are printed in black and the remaining 3 animals are printed in green, all on plain background; "Playing Kickball with Demons, Stone cut, 23/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, Petseolak" is handwritten in pencil below the image; Chop marks of the artist and of artists co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed above and to left of image in red and black ink. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.4, Length = 46.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1221 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Nepachee (Nawpachee, Napachee) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Bird Spirits" depicting two figures, each with human bodies and bird heads; First figure is flying overhead, while second one is shown standing in boat-like vessel with goose head-shaped prow and two feline-like heads at the stern; Images are printed in black ink on teal blue background; "Bird Spirits, Stone cut, 34/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Nepachee" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op are printed in red and black ink in lower right corner of teal blue background area. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.6, Length = 48.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1222 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Natsivaar | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Angels in the Moon" depicting crescent moon face inside scalloped-edged circle at bottom and two Eskimo angels dressed in parkas and mukluks and sporting wings, all printed in black on gray background; "Angels in the Moon, Stone cut, 40/50. Cape Dorset Baffin Island, 1960, Natsivaar" is hand printed in pencil beneath image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed above in red and black in in upper left corner. This print was selected by Ruth Elkus in 1966 as her annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 61.0, Length = 66.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1223 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Pootagook | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Fish in a Pool" depicting school of fish swimming in every direction; Fish at top of school are orange colored while those at bottom are more brown; "Fish in a Pool, Stone cut, 15/50, Dorset, 1965, Pootagook" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in red and black ink in lower right border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 86.0, Length = 62.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1224 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stencil print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Kakulu | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pigments on paper | |
| Description | Stencil print on off-white paper entitled "Caribou" depicting 4 standing caribou (3 facing left, 1 facing right), all printed in brown against plain background; Chop marks of artist and of artist's co-op (Canadian Eskimo Arts) are stamped in upper right corner in black and red ink, respectively; "Caribou, Stencil 15/50, Dorset 1965, Kakulu" is handwritten in pencil beneath printed image; Chop mark of artist's co-op (Canadian Eskimo Arts) is embossed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 82.5, Length = 66.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1225 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Carved panel | |
| Culture | Haida (Aleut*) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada (USA*) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia (Alaska*) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Sitka; Mt. Edgecumbe School* | |
| Maker's Name | Andy Kochergin (1934-1965) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1952 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) panel; Varnish | |
| Description | Untitled low relief carving on a large cedar panel (2 cedar planks joined down the center) depicting a dogfish (shark) image, shown in bisected, X-ray technique; Image incorporates a human face within the shark's body; This image was copied (albeit as mirror image) after an 1897 drawing done by Charles Edenshaw for anthropologist Franz Boas (originally published in 1905 by John R. Swanton in Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. VIII, Part 1 - Contributions of the Ethnology of the Haida, Plate XXI [reprinted from V, Part 1 of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1905]); Front and sides of panel are varnished, but otherwise panel is in natural unpainted state; Artist's signature, "Andy Kochergin" is written in script in pencil on reverse. NOTE: Andy Kochergin was himself an Aleut, from Alaska and produced this carving of a Haida image while he was enrolled at the Mt. Edgecumbe School in Sitka, AK. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 57.3, Length = 89.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1226 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper entitled "Geese Frightened by a Fox", showing 7 geese (3 flying overhead and 4 taking flight) and a fox, all printed in black on a mauve background; "Geese Frightened by a Fox, Stone cut 22/50, Cape Dorset Baffin Is. 1960, Kenojuak" is handwritten in pencil below image; Chop marks of artist and of artists' co-op (Canadian Eskimo Art) are printed in red and black ink in lower right corner of background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.9, Length = 54.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1227 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on gray textured board | |
| Description | Untitled painting on heavy gray textured board depicting Plains Indian dressed in beaded moccasins and buckskin pants and vest and riding black and white pinto horse and holding bow in one hand, having just shot arrow into one of two deer fleeing in front of him; Deer and hunter are shown again plain background; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint near bottom center. This painting 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 = 66.5, Length = 46.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1228 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1942 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting 3 Plains Indian fancy dancers; Figures at left and right are shown in left and right profiles, respectively and are mirror images of each other; Each wears beaded moccasins, wristlets, and vest, feathered rosettes on both knees and both upper arms, breechclout with pair of long red streams, eagle feather bustle, and blue head cap with rainbow-colored horsehair roach; Central dancer is shown with his back to viewer and is dressed similarly to other dancers but without vest or blue cap; Signature "W. Crumbo" is printed in brown ink to right of lower center. Original catalog card reads, “Exhibited by Suzie Peters at San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942. Peters was Indian School matron/teacher at Anadarko, OK ca 1918 to ca. 1940s.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.0, Length = 47.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1229 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on light gray paper depicting eagle dancer shown in full frontal view in standing position with outstretched arms; Dancer wears blue beaded moccasins, beaded garters, wristlets, armlets, and belt and blue beaded or embroidered apron, eagle feather bustle, and headdress with feathered rosette and yellow horsehair roach; Row of eagle feathers form "wings" along dancer's arms; Dancer is flanked on his right by two seated women wearing buckskin dresses and shoulder blankets and on his left by a man wearing buckskin pants, beaded vest, and eagle feather head bonnet and playing hand drum; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint near lower right corner. Original catalog card reads, “Exhibited by Suzie Peters at San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942. Peters was Indian School matron/teacher at Anadarko, OK ca 1918 to ca. 1940s.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 64.0, Length = 50.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1230 |  |
| 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 | 1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on pebble board | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Navajo Card Game" depicting a woman and 3 men seated in circle on ground and playing game of cards, using Navajo saddle blanket as card table and jewelry items (bracelets, belts, ketoh, concha belts) as wagers; 4th man is asleep in foreground; Overall scene is painted in shades of grays and browns on plain white background; Signature "Tsinajinie" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.7, Length = 45.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1231 |  |
| 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. 1952-1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on blue paper | |
| Description | Painting on blue watercolor paper entitled "Ducks" depicting 3 vertical columns of black ducks flying in formation, as depicted in petroglyph; Cattail plant grows near bottom of painting and stylized clouds, rainbow, and sun motif are shown in background, all in colors of black, brick red, turquoise, white, and gold; Support paper is finely spattered to give appearance of gray-blue sand; The following is handwritten in pencil on reverse, "’Ducks’ (Petroglyph of ducks found in Galisteo Basin near Santa Fe, New Mex.) Joe Herrera Cochiti Pueblo $40." This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1961 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 35.5, Length = 50.9 |
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