Fancy Dancer

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Date created: 1983

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Beatien Yazz (Jimmy Toddy/Little No Shirt), Diné (Navajo), 1928-2022
Previous owner: Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson, Sr., Non-Indian, 1920-2000; Patricia R. Wakeling (Paddy Wakeling), Non-Indian, 1923-2016
Donor: Patricia R. Wakeling (Paddy Wakeling), Non-Indian, 1923-2016
Honoree: Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson, Sr., Non-Indian, 1920-2000

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Dr. Mathew Kent Wilson (1920-2000); inherited by Patricia R. Wakeling (1923-2016); donated to NMAI by Patricia Wakeling in 2001 in memory of Dr. Matthew Kent Wilson.
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Place: Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8456
Barcode: 258456.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Fancy Dancer
Object Name: Painting
Media/Materials: Canvas board, paint
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 52.7 x 43.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws682e0867c-a36b-4d18-8e94-c53fb2b69387

Record ID: NMAI_274398