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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 0370-1032 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| 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 | Harrison Begay (Haskay Yahneyah) (1914 or 1917-2012) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Serigraph on beige colored paper entitled "Boy and Horse," depicting Navajo boy dressed in high moccasins, white pants and blue shirt, standing alongside golden colored pinto horse with saddle and rolled up Navajo saddle blanket on horse's back; Stylized juniper tree and yucca plants in background; Signature "Harrison Begay" is silk-screened near lower right corner; "A Silkscreen Reproduction, Copyright, Tewa Enterprises, Santa Fe, New Mexico" is imprinted in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.0, Length = 29.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1305 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bolo tie | |
| Culture | Navajo and Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Kenneth Begay (1913-1977): silverwork; Rosalind Begay: leatherwork; Unknown: lapidary | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Leather | |
| Description | Bolo tie consisting of Zuni carved turquoise frog set and partially recessed on oval silver plate that is pointed at one end; Frog is secured with two silver prongs at its side; Sides of silver plate are stamped with V-shape in two places and stamped "Sterling Hand Made" along with hallmarks of a Navajo hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ) and "KB" (Kenneth Begay) on reverse; Frog and silver plate are strung on braided brown leather cord, whose ends are wrapped in silver cones with encircling lines at upper ends and terminating in small spheres at distal ends. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 48.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1453A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Cuff links | |
| Culture | Navajo or Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Jet; Turquoise; Stainless steel | |
| Description | Pair of round cuff links comprising a semicircular piece of black jet and an equal sized area filled with turquoise chips, all set within plain silver bezel and mounted on silver back plate; Commercial stainless steel cuff link clip consisting of toggle bar on pair of upright supports is soldered to back of silver plate; Cuff links are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.0, Max Diam = 1.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1705 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Navajo or Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Coral; Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Cotton string | |
| Description | Continuous strand necklace; Lower half comprises 2 strands of short tubular coral beads with several tubular silver beads and several turquoise disc beads, all strung on cotton string; Ends of 2-strand section pass through silver blossom-shaped bead and are knotted together to continue as single strand of coral beads combined with several silver and turquoise beads; Necklace is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.3, Length = 35.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1706 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Navajo or Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Turquoise; Metal: Silver; String | |
| Description | Single strand necklace of dark green turquoise disc beads of slightly graduated sizes, all strung on 2 strands of waxed thread; String at one end of necklace is tied to small domed silver button that is stamped with series of straight lines that radiate out from its center; String at opposite end is tied into loop for fastening around button. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.7, Length = ca. 34.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1710 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Navajo or Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Coral; Metal: Silver; Cotton string | |
| Description | Necklace comprising 3 strands of mostly small tubular coral beads, combined with 10 handmade silver spherical beads and 7 silver tubular beads, all strung on cotton string; Ends of strand are knotted together and wrapped in additional cotton string. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.8, Length = 36.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1806 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Navajo or Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Coral; Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Cotton string | |
| Description | Necklace comprising 5 strands of small tubular coral beads combined with 8 small tubular silver beads and one small piece of turquoise, all strung on cotton string; Ends of strands are gathered together as single strand and strung with 30 handmade spherical silver beads; Ends of single strand are knotted together. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.1, Max Diam = 0.6, Length = 38.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1804 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Navajo or Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Coral; Turquoise; Metal: Silver; Unidentified shell; Cotton string; Leather; Monofilament line | |
| Description | Necklace comprising 11 strands of small tubular coral beads with occasional silver beads interspersed, all strung on cotton string and bundle wrapped in leather lacing at top; Coral strands are also strung through pair of jacloh-style earrings, comprising turquoise disk beads with 4 white shell tab beads at base, all strung on monofilament line. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Length = 42.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1511 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Navajo or Rio Grande Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Shell; Turquoise | |
| Description | Single strand necklace comprised mostly of small round white shell disc beads and 19 tabular turquoise beads of graduated sizes spaced at regular intervals, all strung on cotton string; Ends of strand are knotted together to form continuous strand; Necklace is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 34.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1481A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Navajo or Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Pair of earrings, each consisting of oval silver plate on which two tear drop-shaped turquoise stones in plain bezels are set; Row of die-stamped circles and crescent shapes flank the turquoise sets; 3 silver tear drop-shaped disks are pendant from lower edge of each earring; Overall earring is suspended from small loop on stainless steel screw-on earring post on whose end is fastened a single silver bead; Earrings are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 6.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1287A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Perfume bottle with lid | |
| Culture | Navajo or Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Glass; Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Rectangular glass perfume bottle with high shoulder and short neck; Sides of bottle are wrapped in open-bottom box fabricated from sheets of silver that contour to bottle's shape and stamped on sides with floral and triangular motifs; Front and back of box are cut away to leave only 4 large leaf shapes radiating out from small turquoise stone set in center; Screw-on plastic cap is inset into silver cap, stamped around sides with bands of small triangles and on top with band of crescents that frame a small turquoise stone; Silverwork is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.8, Width = 4.5, Depth = 2.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0443 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hop twine; Hemp; Corn husk; Wool yarn; Canvas cloth; Metal; Leather | |
| Description | Large, flat rectangular storage bag woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hop twine; Weft material around base and mouth of bag is hemp, while hop twine is used as the weft over the remainder body; Sides taper inward slightly toward the mouth; Canvas strip attached at bottom to which metal rings have been attached with thread; Wide hide band is laced through rings; Designs are woven of wool yarn in a false embroidery technique, against a background of undyed corn husk, and consist of 6 rows of green hourglass figures on red rectangles on the front face of the bag, and 4 rows of diamonds and half diamonds in green, blue, red, orange, and turquoise on the reverse face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.4, Length = 47.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0627 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Nez Perce | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Idaho, Washington or Oregon | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Hop twine; Corn husk; Hemp; Wool yarn; Hide | |
| Description | Small, flat rectangular pouch woven in 2-strand plain twining technique; Warp material is hemp and primary weft material is hop twine; Back panel of pouch extends above rim to form triangular tab that down over the front to form a flap and is secured with short leather thong threaded through point of tab and another one threaded through upper side of pouch; Designs are woven in false embroidery technique in wool yarn and include parallel yellow and blue zigzag bands, both edged in red and both continuing around both front and back sides of pouch; Fold-over flap is embroidered with alternating green and red bands; Segmented band in pale green wool and undyed corn husk frames bottom edge on front face only; Background areas on front and back of pouch (not including fold-over flap) are woven of undyed corn husk in a false embroidery technique; Third leather thong is threaded through back of pouch, probably to tie pouch to belt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.0, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1761A-D |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Buttons (4) | |
| Culture | Northwest Coast Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington or Alaska (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Leather | |
| Description | Set of 4 round, flat, leather buttons with pair of small round holes in center of each; Each has hand-tooled outlined image of large fish on one face, stained dark brown; Outer edge of buttons are also stained dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 3.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0517 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Wood carving (deer) | |
| Culture | Northwest Coast Indian? | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.4, Width = 1.9, Length = 5.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0750A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Vancouver Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Round basket with flat base, vertical sides, and recessed rim, along with corresponding round flat-topped lid with low sides that fit over the basket's rim; Warp material is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven in plain twining technique, using cedar bark as the weft; Sides of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single cedar bark slat encircles top of basket and forms a recessed rim, over which the warp fibers are bent and bound into the final rows of twining; Designs are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and include composite band in dark green, yellow, and dark blue around lower sides, a negative straw-colored dashed line on blue background around mid-section of basket, round green area in center of lid encircled by composite bands in green, yellow and dark blue or yellow and dark blue on top of lid, and composite band in green, yellow, and blue on sides of lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.6, Rim Diam = 11.3, Max Diam = 12.3 | |
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