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Maker(s):Secatero, Johnny
Culture:Native American; Diné (1945-2010)
Title:Navajo Fire Dance
Date Made:n.d.
Type:Drawing
Materials:casein on paperboard
Place Made:United States
Measurements:sheet: 20 3/4 x 31 1/8 in.; 52.705 x 79.0575 cm
Narrative Inscription:  signed in black paint at lower right on feather: JOHNNY SECATERO, inscribed in pencil by unknown hand on verso: Navaho Fire Dance by Johnny Secatero
Accession Number:  SC 1970.23.2
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Rutger B. Porter
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
twelve blue figures in loincloths, several with lit torches raised and others lighting them from a bonfire, one figure at right pointing up at a moon with a mask-like face in it

Tags:
men; costume; ceremonies; religion; night

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