Martinez, Miguel (Wich-[cheerg?]-ka-ri). "Ah-van-yohs." #197

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Elizabeth Willis DeHuff Collection of American Indian Art (WA MSS S-150) > Series I: Artworks > 22.75" x 28.75" Box > Martinez, Miguel (Wich-[cheerg?]-ka-ri). "Ah-van-yohs." #197


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Description

Title
Martinez, Miguel (Wich-[cheerg?]-ka-ri). "Ah-van-yohs." #197
Creator
From the Collection: DeHuff, Elizabeth Willis, 1886-1983
Published / Created
1923
Description
On verso: "The copy of a painting from the kiva wall. These two water snakes called "Ah-van-yohs" bring the rains. They lash up clouds out of the bodies of water with their tails and make rain fall from those clouds with their lightning tongues. The center design is all symbolic of the world and fertility."
Provenance
Purchased from Elizabeth Willis DeHuff in 1954 and gift of Marshall N. Brinson, 2022.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Item Location

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
WA MSS S-150
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Container / Volume
Box 15, folder 184

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Citation
Elizabeth Willis DeHuff Collection of American Indian Art. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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Object ID (OID)
2039525

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