Reproduction of sandpainting

Museum number:
17-698
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
II (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3608
Description:
Reproduction of sandpainting. Sand Dune Monster (Saitad). Pale yellow ground with anthropomorphic figure, four white dunes and rainbow.
Donor:
Robert Paine
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Maker or artist:
Jeff King
Collector:
Harold Gregg
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sand paintings (mode of painting) and Sand paintings (visual works)
Accession date:
February 25, 1981
Department:
Drawings and paintings
Dimensions:
height 63 centimeters and width 48 centimeters
Title:
untitled (Title Subject)
Comment:
Southwest, Navajo. The original painting is used for protection against enemies, illness and weight loss.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Reproduction of sandpainting, accession number 17-698, described as Reproduction of sandpainting. Sand Dune Monster (Saitad). Pale yellow ground with anthropomorphic figure, four white dunes and rainbow.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Reproduction of sandpainting, accession number 17-698, described as Reproduction of sandpainting. Sand Dune Monster (Saitad). Pale yellow ground with anthropomorphic figure, four white dunes and rainbow.

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