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Object Number
995-29-10/74608
Display Title
Sandpainting of a Yei figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Sandpainting of an Navajo Yei figure with arms outstretched at sides. Figure has white face with black eyes and mouth, long white torso outlined in orange with brown and green designs, and wears a black skirt with a brown triangle design. Figure's legs are grey and has a grey feather on head. Carries a rattle in left hand and a pine bough in the right. Four green lines extend down from figure's arms. Label on back reads "the whirling logs or swastika, Loretta Watchman, Sheep Spring, N. Mex, 87325."
Classification
- Painting
Department
Prints and Drawings
Date
1980-1989
Artist
Loretta Watchman
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Sand, Particle Board
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm (12 x 6 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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Arizona
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