Navajo Fire Dancer

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Date created: 1960-1970

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Robert Chee (Hashke Yil E Cale), Diné (Navajo), 1937-1972
Previous owner: Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009; Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian
Donor: Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009; Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Schickler, 1922-2009) and Eloise L. Carter (photographers of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs, and MAI research associates between 1964-1976); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest S. Carter in 1971.
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Place: Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/4476
Barcode: 244476.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Navajo Fire Dancer
Object Name: Painting
Media/Materials: Paperboard, watercolor, ink
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 50.6 x 42.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68ef2c8c4-06aa-4764-a829-ae3ddfe683f1

Record ID: NMAI_260161