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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1232 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Window Rock | |
| Maker's Name | Al Hicks | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on matboard | |
| Description | Untitled painting on black mat board depicting Navajo woman dressed in rust colored blouse and long pleated skirt, riding blue-gray, high-stepping pinto horse; Woman carries possible prayer stick or bundle of rabbitbrush flowers; Sparse landscape is depicted by several stylized yucca plants in center foreground and several rocky spires in left background; Signature "Al Hicks 1964 (Navajo)" is printed in white paint just below center foreground. Al Hicks was brother of Navajo artist, Bobby Hicks. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 81.2, Length = 50.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1233 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Sandpainting | |
| 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 | Fred Stevens (Grey Squirrel) (1922-1983) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sand; Glue; Plywood | |
| Description | Sandpainting entitled "The Four Direction Frogs" depicting four frogs facing a central circle (lake); Each frog is colored a sacred color corresponding to a cardinal direction; Four sacred plants (corn, beans, squash, and tobacco) also grow out of central circle; Artist's signature, date, and lengthy explanation of painting are hand written in ink on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.8, Length = 40.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1234 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Earth pigments; Glue; Masonite | |
| Description | Earth pigment painting entitled "Tyuonyi 'Frijole' Pictograph", depicting several partial and complete outlined deer figures and one outlined mountain lion (?) figure, as they would appear in a pictograph; Figures are shown in white against a pink, brown, and black background; Work is unsigned. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.9, Length = 40.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1235 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1958-1965 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Earth pigments; Glue; Masonite | |
| Description | Earth pigment painting entitled "Two Mountain Sheep Dancers", depicting 2 male dancers, each wearing black dance kilt, white shirt and leggings, and black and yellow headdress in shape of mountain sheep horns; Both figures are facing to left and are leaning on 2 sticks as they dance; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is printed in black pigment in lower left corner. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 50.7, Length = 39.9 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1236 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Rio Arriba | |
| Other Geographic Data | Santa Clara Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Pablita Velarde (Tse Tsan) (1918-2006) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1958-1965 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Earth pigments; Glue; Masonite | |
| Description | Earth pigment painting entitled "Bird", depicting single image of roadrunner (?) in black and white pigments on light brown background: geometric and floral motifs fill lower portion of painting in black and rust brown pigments against cream-colored background; Large geometric design fills upper portion of painting in black, rust brown, and cream-colored pigments; Signature "Pablita Velarde" is printed in black pigments in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1957 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. Pablita Velarde is the mother of Helen Hardin, whose early paintings are represented in the CAS painting collection, and the sister of Legoria Tafoya, whose pottery is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 60.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1237 |  |
| 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 | |
| Maker's Name | Waldo Mootzka (Mootska) (1910-1940) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Niman Dancers", depicting 7 Niman dancers in full ceremonial regalia (embroidered kilts, case masks with elaborate tabletas, and spruce ruff collars) facing 2 Hemis Kachin' Mana figures who are kneeling in front of and facing the dancers, each wearing a red, white, and black striped blanket and with her hair in the butterfly whorl pattern; Niman (aka the Home Dance), when the katsinam leave for their spiritual home in the San Francisco peaks, is held in mid-summer for 16 days; Signature "Mootzka" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 50.9, Length = 33.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1238 |  |
| 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 | 1951 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting unidentified pueblo dance; Line of 14 bare-chested male dancers in embroidered kilts carrying gourd rattles and spruce boughs are accompanied by 2 female dancers wearing black woven dresses, pink shawls, and eagle feather headdresses and carrying turkey feather fans; Male drummer in white pants and red shirt plays blue barrel drum at right; Signature "Gilbert Atencio '51" 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 = 67.8, Length = 45.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1239 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
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| Maker's Name | Mrs. Armer? | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on brown paper | |
| Description | Painting of sand painting from Navajo Windway Chant, depicting 4 male Windway people shown in line in full frontal view, each one painted one of the four sacred colors (black, blue, yellow, and white); A rainbow Yei guardian figure surrounds the Windway people on 3 sides, and the entire painting is protected by 2 small guardian figures at the top. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 81.8, Length = 58.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1240 |  |
| 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 | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting entitled "San Ildefonso Corn Dance", showing 12 male and 12 female dancers who extend from upper right to lower left corner, then turn toward lower center; Men wear embroidered kilts and white sashes, and their bodies (except faces) are painted gray; Females wear one-shoulder black dresses and turquoise-colored tabletas; Lead male in coral-colored shirt carries embroidered standard; 5 Koshare clowns with bodies painted with gray and white stripes accompany dancers; Chorus of 7 male singers and 1 drummer are shown at right; Church interior is shown in upper left, with several women and men outside; Signature "Gilbert Atencio 60" is printed in black in upper 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 = 73.4, Length = 58.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1241 |  |
| 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. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting male and female dancers from Navajo Feather Dance; Woman is wearing long black skirt and orange kilt with deep red blouse; Man is wearing black kilt and his body is painted with white dots; Both dancers carry turkey and eagle feather fans in their hands and both wear brown fur collars and conical hats with brown fur brims and plumes of eagle feather down; Dancers are shown against plain background with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Beatien Yazz" is handwritten in black ink near lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.5, Length = 48.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1242 |  |
| 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 | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on watercolor paper | |
| Description | Untitled impressionistic painting on white watercolor paper depicting 2 male and 1 female butterfly dancers in single file and shown in 3/4 left profile; Male dancers wear moccasins, leg garters, white kilts, and spruce bough armlets, and feathers in their hair, and each carries additional spruce boughs; Female dancer wears moccasins, woven one-shoulder dress, eagle feather bustle, and wooden tableta and she also carries spruce boughs; Figures are painted very loosely against dark maroon background; Painting is unsigned. Original catalog card indicates this painting was done from a photograph of an actual ceremonial dance. 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 = 48.0, Length = 36.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1243 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Quincy Tahoma (ca. 1920-1956) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1941 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on gray-brown construction paper entitled "Fire Dance", depicting two Navajo Night Chant dancers encircling large bonfire from which a huge and highly stylized smoke column rises; Dancers wear only breechclouts and have their bodies painted with clay; Dancers brandish flaming torches; Signature "Tahoma 1941" is printed in black paint in lower right corner, beneath a miniature silhouette showing the two dancers; Written on reverse is the following, "Fire Dance, by Quincy Tahoma, Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico, price $10.00." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.8, Length = 57.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1244 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Taos | |
| Other Geographic Data | Picuris Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Gerald Nailor (Toy Yah, Toh Ya) (1917-1952) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1937 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on heavy paper | |
| Description | Painting on heavy white paper entitled "Antelope Hunt" depicting two Navajo men on pinto horses chasing 3 antelope; Both men are dressed in high moccasins and breechclouts; One man carries a long spear while the other carries a knife; The antelope are all posed leaping in unison while looking back at the horses and riders; Stylized plants are in the foreground and in the left background; Entire scene is painted in earth tones against plain white background; Signature "Gerald Nailor '37" is printed in salmon-colored paint in lower right corner; Artist's name, tribal affiliation, age (19) and title are written in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.1, Length = 43.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1245 |  |
| 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. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Colored ink on mat board | |
| Description | Painting on white mat board entitled "Hopi Rattle Snake Dance" depicting two Hopi snake dancers, shown in left profile; Each dancer is dressed in moccasins, leggings, kilt with painted plumed serpent image; Fox skin tail, brown shirt, and feathers in their hair; Each holds one rattlesnake in his mouth and another in left hand; Sun symbol is overhead, flanked on either side by cloud motif; Geometric design with yucca plant fills each lower corner; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink and title "Hopi Rattle Snake Dance" is printed in pencil 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 = 34.2, Length = 28.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1246 |  |
| 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 tan paper depicting male dancer shown in right profile, bent at waist and knees, standing on left foot and with arms hanging down in front; Dancer is dressed in moccasins, breechclout with brown apron and buffalo tail in back; And buffalo headdress with eagle plumes on back; Human hand print is painted on dancer's upper chest and his shoulders and upper arms appear to be painted white with two concentric red circles; A rope encircles his torso and trails behind him; In his hands he carries a green staff; Signature "Tsa' To' Ke" is printed in brown paint in lower left corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1948 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.9, Length = 32.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1247 |  |
| 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. 1930-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink and watercolor on mat board | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white mat board depicting a male and female dancer from buffalo dance, both shown in 3/4 right profile; Lead male dancer wears white moccasins, black leggings and shirt, white embroidered kilt, and buffalo headdress with eagle feathers trailing down his back; He carries bow and arrows in left hand and rattle in right hand; Female dancer wears white moccasins, black one-shoulder dress, and embroidered white shawl with parrot (?) feathers in her hair and two turkey or hawk feathers in each hand; Above dancers is horned sun in center, flanked by cloud motif; Geometric design with yucca plant fills each lower corner; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black 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 = 34.4, Length = 28.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1248 |  |
| 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 | James Auchiah (1906-1974) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on tan-colored paper depicting Kiowa funeral procession; 2 men dressed in moccasins, buckskin pants with cloth aprons, and buckskin coats carry deceased child's body on stretcher, wrapped in buffalo skin; Beaded moccasins of child protrude from beneath hide; Procession is led by man wearing blue pants and black shoulder blanket and carrying pipe in beaded pipe bag; Woman dressed in black dress and carrying gray and red striped blanket follows group; Signature "Auchiah - 30" is printed in black paint in lower right corner. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.4, Length = 23.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1249 |  |
| 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 poster board | |
| Description | Untitled painting on thin tan-colored board depicting 3 Plains Indian warriors, all shown standing and looking to the left; Figure on left is shown in 3/4 frontal pose, dressed in moccasins, blue and tan leggings or pants, and yellow shoulder blanket, and headdress of 5 eagle plumes; In right hand he carries yellow shield with red ribbons at sides and white fringe along base; Center figure has back to viewer and wears moccasins, pink and tan leggings or pants, and painted hide robe; He carries bow and quiver of arrows on his back; 3rd figure wears moccasins, tan buckskin or pants, and white shoulder blanket and carries shield on his back; Signature "Tsa-To-Ke" is printed in blue ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.0, Length = 28.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1250 |  |
| 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 poster board | |
| Description | Painting on thin tan-colored board entitled "Dance of the Eagle Clan" depicting 3 male dancers, each shown in left profile, bent at the knees and waist and standing in mid-stride; Each dancer wear breechclout with apron in front and back, and roach with 3 eagle plumes in their hair; Lead dancer also wears ankle rattles; Each carries eagle plume in each hand; Signature "Tsa Toke" is printed in blue pencil in lower right corner; "Dance of the Eagle Clan by Monroe Tsatoke" is written in ink on reverse. This painting was exhibited at the National Gallery of Art in January 1942. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1935 as their annual holiday card. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 37.2, Length = 25.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1251 |  |
| 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 | ca. 1918-1924 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting depicting single stylized Katsina Mana, dressed in woven white manta and white moccasins; Elaborate case mask with red ears, white face with green terraced triangle on lower portion and red terraced triangle on upper portion, surmounted by fan-shaped row of eagle feathers and red and yellow terraced cloud motifs is probably a composite of several katsina figures; Figure is shown without any attempt at perspective; Signature "Fred Kabotie" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus as their annual holiday card, probably in 1950, 1952 or 1953, but possibly 1940. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 28.1, Length = 38.1 | |
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