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| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0977 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Tesuque Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | Tesuque Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Marco Vigil | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor paint on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting single buffalo dance figure, shown in 3/4 left profile and dressed in moccasins, white kilt with red and blue horizontal bands; And buffalo headdress including mane and pair of horns; Dancer's upper torso and face are painted black and forearms are painted yellow; Dancer carries spear in left hand and gourd rattle in right hand; Multi-colored cloud symbol with 2 lightning bolts and light rays are painted at top; Signature "Marco Vigil, Tesuque Pueblo" is handwritten in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 20.1, Length = 30.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0923 |  |
| 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 | Rafael Medina (Tee Ya Cha Na) (b. 1929) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Tempera on mat board | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Zia Clown Dancer", depicting single Koshare dancer, shown in dancing pose with right leg and both arms raised; Dancer's body is painted in alternating horizontal black and white stripes and his hair is pulled back into two pony tails; Top of small fir tree is shown in lower right; Signature "1966 R. Medina" is printed in white paint with Zia sun symbol in lower left corner; Title and artist's name are both handwritten and printed in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.2, Length = 20.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0916 |  |
| 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 | Velino Shije Herrera (Ma Pe Wi) (1902-1973) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1937 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on heavy white paper entitled "Matachines Dance", depicting two Matachine society male dancers, each wearing elaborate and colorful dance regalia of long beaded leggings, black kilts, pueblo sash belts, vests, and headdresses that include black face covering and blue hat with eagle plumes at sides and ribbon streamers trailing down their backs; Each dancer carries wooden 3-pronged sword in left hand and cloth pouch in right hand; Signature Ma-pe-wi 1937" is printed in orange paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.0, Length = 28.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1034 |  |
| 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 | Jose D. Medina | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on illustration board | |
| Description | Painting on poster board entitled "Happy Clowns," depicting 2 male clowns, whose bodies are painted half gray and half yellow; Each wears white moccasins, breechclout with long apron in front and back, neckerchief, and headdress that includes horn-like extensions; One clown is carrying ristra of apples and ristra of corn, while second clown carries a watermelon; Figures are painted against a nearly plain mauve background, with a small thunderbird overhead and several indeterminate geometric shapes in the foreground; Signature "J D Medina, Zia Indian" is printed in brown paint in lower right corner; "Jose D. Medina [$]12.00" is handwritten in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.5, Length = 25.4 |
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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 0370-1204 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dixon Shebala (ca. 1940-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1956 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting showing Zuni Hilili dance; Left to right are 1) Hilili Kohanna (Corn Hilili), 2) Hilili Kohanna Okya (Corn Hilili Girl), 3) Clemhoktoni, 4) Hilili Kohanna Okya, and 5) Hilili Kohanna; Both Hilil Kohanna figures wear white kilts with sun symbols on blue band, bandoliers, wild cat skins around shoulders, and case masks with white beards and sun symbols and feather fans attached at top, and each carries yucca spears; Hilili Kohanna Okya figures wear one-shoulder dresses and masks with wigs and broad band painted across eyes; Clemhoktoni wears white kilt with sun symbols on blue band and tableta headdress; Signature "Shebala '56" is printed in black paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 73.6, Length = 44.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1137A |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper showing multi-colored geometric patterns, including 2 cloud symbols; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1137B |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting Zuni Shalako figure in full dress, including moccasins, embroidered kilt and shawl and elongated headdress including blue face mask with horns and eagle plumes; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.0, Length = 14.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1137C |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting four multi-colored geometric designs, possibly representing clouds; Signature "Dempsey C." is handwritten in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.2, Length = 20.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1137D |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Dempsey Chapita (b. 1922) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1939 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting either Hilili Kohanna (the Corn Hilili) who appears in the Hilili dance, performed after the winter solstice ceremonies, or Newekwe Kokothlanna (Big Katsina of the Galaxy Society) who appears only at the initiation into the Newekwe society, a curing society that treats stomach ailments; Figure is dressed in moccasins, embroidered kilt, brown cape, and blue case mask surmounted by 9 eagle plumes and ribbon streamers at sides; He carries yucca whips or swords in each hand; Painting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.0, Length = 18.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1060 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting ("Enigma of the Canyon Walls") | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Texas | |
| County | Harris | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Houston | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Oil paints on canvas; Pine | |
| Description | Oil painting on canvas, entitled "Enigma of the Canyon Walls", depicting a solitary Navajo woman carrying a pink parasol while walking up the dry stream bed in Canyon de Chelly; Sheer red sandstone canyon walls are depicted along the left and right sides of the scene as the stream bed meanders back and disappears behind other jutting formations; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in green paint among shrubbery depicted at base of right hand canyon wall; "R.C. Gorman '64, Houston, Tex." is printed on reverse of canvas; Title is printed on reverse of stretcher. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 30.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1047 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting ("Mother and Child") | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | San Francisco | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Pen and ink and watercolor drawing entitled "Mother and Child" depicting Navajo woman, shown from waste up, cradling infant in her arms; Figures are sketched loosely in black ink and painted in flat wash of blue and purple watercolors, all against a watercolor wash in same colors; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in black ink below woman's right hand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 27.6, Length = 37.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0925 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting ("Navajo Singers") | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | San Francisco | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1958 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on white paper entitled "Navajo Singers", depicting 4 Navajo men in single row, singing while one of them plays pueblo-style drum; Singers are drawn in black ink and are shown from knee-length height dressed in jeans, shirts, and shoulder blankets, all painted brown and blue and set against a blue watercolor wash background; Signature "R.C. Gorman '58" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.6, Length = 25.4 | |
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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 0370-0138 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Sandpainting | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | San Juan | |
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Sheep Springs (north of Gallup) | |
| Maker's Name | Patsy Miller | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sand; Glue; Plywood | |
| Description | Untitled sandpainting depicting gray horned sun face with black and white eagle feathers suspended from the horns and from atop the face; Earrings are suspended from the base of each horn; Sun face is framed above and below by protective rectangular panels in gray, white, and rust brown; Background color is brown; The following is written in ink on reverse, "The Sun -- This painting is used for healing people that are sick. It [sic] color and design are made from natural color stones -- Patsy Miller." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.9, Length = 17.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1818 |  |
| 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) (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Sand; Plywood | |
| Description | Sandpainting on plywood depicting Navajo deities, mother earth and father sky; Mother earth is shown with gray body, bearing sacred plants of corn, beans, squash, and tobacco; Father sky's body is black and bears depictions of sun and moon and several constellations; Deities are surrounded on three sides by guardian rainbow band with feathers at corners and at ends and by pair of guardian figures (bat and medicine bundle) at top; Sandpainting is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 122.0, Length = 60.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1061 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Anglo-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Anna Barry (1907-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husband’s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0958 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Anglo-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Anna Barry (1907-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Anna Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husband’s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0962 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| 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. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Paint | |
| Description | Untitled serigraph on paper depicting male dancer shown in 3/4 left profile (head is turned in 3/4 right profile) standing on right foot with knee bent and left leg upraised; Dancer wears elaborate plains-style dance outfit, including blue and red aprons, calico print shirt, feather bustle and large feathered rosettes on upper arms, roach with feathers in hair, beaded moccasins, garters and belt; He carries feather fan with beaded handle in right hand and horse hair (?) switch in left hand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Length = 33.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0959 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Haida | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Germaine Mauriaucourt (1932-ca. 2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled serigraph depicting standing figure of human-raven, shown wearing seaweed skirt and a cape which hangs off its right shoulder and carrying a staff in its left hand; 10 humanoid heads with arms are shown on raven's breast, and around him are smaller images of a fish, 2 birds, an orca, and a frog, all printed in black, green, and rust brown; On reverse is attached type-written version of Haida creation story, as told to Germaine Mauriaucourt by Arthur Moody at Skidegate Mission, Queen Charlotte Islands in 1955. [Germaine Mauriaucourt was born in Vancouver, British Columbia of French and English ancestry and spent the summer of 1955 among the Haida people at Skidegate, where she claimed to have been “adopted into the Moody family (Haida carvers) and into the Raven and Wolf clans.â€] | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 28.0, Length = 35.6 | |
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