New Mexico Handmade Tin Box with Miniature Harrison Begay Watercolor [SOLD]
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Harrison Begay, Diné Artist of the Navajo Nation
- Category: Paintings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: tin, Navajo painting
- Size: 5-5/8” x 4-5/8” x 1-3/4”
- Item # C3643 SOLD
This tin box bears all the hallmarks of a New Mexican tinsmith. It was made from sheet tin and soldered in the traditional manner. Semicircle punched designs are on all four sides of the top edge of the box. An original painting of a fawn by Navajo artist Harrison Begay was inserted under glass on the box lid.
On the bottom of the box, hand written is “Circa 1949 Made for Bette Short Gallery—Tucson, AZ Harrison Begay watercolor.”
Recommended Reading: Beesh Ligaii in Balance: The Besser Collection of Navajo and Pueblo Silverwork by John Torres-Nez
Condition: very good condition.
Harrison Begay, Diné Artist of the Navajo Nation
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- Category: Paintings
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: tin, Navajo painting
- Size: 5-5/8” x 4-5/8” x 1-3/4”
- Item # C3643 SOLD
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