Navajo couple in wagon pulled by two horses, with sheep in wagon bed, all affixed to base. Figures are of unfired clay, wagon, wheels and base are of wood. Four-wheeled wagon is painted green with red wheels. Navajo pair, seated on wagon wearing a combination of painted and fabric clothing; Horses and sheep are painted; sheep is embellished with wool. L = 11” (a) white horse [one leg broken and mended]; (b) brown horse; (c) wagon; (d) sheep; (e) man; (f) woman.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Arizona/New Mexico, Navajo. Made by Sam and Elsie Benally
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Maker or artist:
Sam Benally [Navajo] and Elsie Benally [Navajo]
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
2/10/1995
Materials:
Clay, Leather, Paint (coating), Wood (plant material), and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Traditional type mud [adobe] toy - often made by children to play with. (a) white horse [one leg broken and mended; (b) brown horse; (c) wagon; (d) sheep; (e) man; (f) woman. Purchased at Indian trade show from The Americas, in San Francisco for $75.