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Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

D Y Begay, Diné (Navajo), b. 1953  Search this

Donor:

Museum of the American Indian Education Department (MAI Education Department)  Search this

Previous owner:

Museum of the American Indian Education Department (MAI Education Department)  Search this

D Y Begay, Diné (Navajo), b. 1953  Search this

Object Name:

Yarn

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn

Techniques:

Dyed, handspun

Dimensions:

27 x 43 cm

Object Type:

Materials: Prepared

Place:

Arizona, New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1980-1984

Catalog Number:

25/3180

Barcode:

253180.000

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Diné (Navajo)

Materials: Prepared

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6718f6d7d-acb5-4c4b-a98e-79de3cbba089

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_269074

Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

D Y Begay, Diné (Navajo), b. 1953  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

D Y Begay, Diné (Navajo), b. 1953  Search this

Object Name:

Rug

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn, vegetal dye/dyes

Techniques:

Dyed, woven

Dimensions:

60 x 91 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

River Edge; Bergen County; New Jersey; USA

Date created:

1984

Catalog Number:

25/9959

Barcode:

259959.000

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Diné (Navajo)

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670c090f0-c13e-45c2-bb3a-8e4a47fd417c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276049

Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

D Y Begay, Diné (Navajo), b. 1953; sash: Sherri Lee Sam, Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Seller:

D Y Begay, Diné (Navajo), b. 1953  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's dress and accessories

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn, thread, synthetic fabric, ink, indigo dye/dyes

Techniques:

Woven, sewn, dyed

Dimensions:

63.6 x 109.0 x 94.9 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Native Term:

beeldléí

Place:

Scottsdale; Maricopa County; Arizona; USA

Date created:

October 2005

Catalog Number:

26/6724

Barcode:

266724.000

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Diné (Navajo)

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aee7756b-bb7f-43db-ad25-0371e4d23596

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_392117

Interviewee:

Begay, D. Y., 1953-  Search this

Interviewer:

Ganteaume, Cécile R.  Search this

Names:

Leon Polk Smith Native American Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

2 Items ((3 hours, 17 min.), digital, m4a)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

2021 October 7

Scope and Contents:

An interview with D.Y. Begay conducted 2021 October 7, by Cecile R. Ganteaume for the Archives of American Art, at Begay's studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Biographical / Historical:

D.Y. Begay (1953- ) is a fourth generation Navajo weaver in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Begay's work builds on traditional methods with hand-spun fleece and handmade dyes and draws inspiration from the local landscape.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its Oral History Program interviews available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. Quotation, reproduction and publication of the recording is governed by restrictions. If an interview has been transcribed, researchers must quote from the transcript. If an interview has not been transcribed, researchers must quote from the recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Weavers -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

Topic:

Navajo weavers  Search this

Native American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Leon Polk Smith Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.begay21

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a55c8019-8fe7-445c-85b0-9a677ed8e111

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-begay21

Author:

McGreevy, Susan Brown 1934-  Search this

Begay, D. Y. 1953-  Search this

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Physical description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

United States

Date:

1994

Topic:

Navajo weavers  Search this

Indian textile fabrics  Search this

Textiles  Search this

Textile fabrics  Search this

Weavers  Search this

Call number:

E99.N3 I43 1994

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_738079

Collection Creator::

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Container:

Box 1 of 5

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-141, National Museum of the American Indian, Exhibition Records

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Exhibition Records

Exhibition Records / Box 1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa11-141-refidd1e397

Author:

Begay, D. Y. 1953-  Search this

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Subject:

Begay, D. Y. 1953-  Search this

Physical description:

[24] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Date:

2003

C2003

Topic:

Navajo women weavers  Search this

Call number:

E98.T35 B44 2003

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_801097

Author:

Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N.Y.)  Search this

Fognell, Eva  Search this

Berlo, Janet Catherine  Search this

Begay, D. Y. 1953-  Search this

Cleveland Museum of Art  Search this

Minneapolis Institute of Arts  Search this

Indianapolis Museum of Art  Search this

Subject:

Thaw, Eugene Victor Art collections  Search this

Thaw, Clare Art collections  Search this

Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N.Y.)  Search this

Physical description:

175 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

North America

New York (State)

Cooperstown

Date:

2010

Topic:

Indian art  Search this

Art  Search this

Call number:

E98.A7 F46 2010

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_953387

Author:

Webster, Laurie D. 1952-  Search this

Stiver, Louise  Search this

Begay, D. Y. 1953-  Search this

Teller Pete, Lynda  Search this

Subject:

Crane American Indian Collection  Search this

Denver Museum of Nature and Science  Search this

Physical description:

xxvi, 230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Colorado

Denver

Date:

2017

Topic:

Navajo textile fabrics--History  Search this

Navajo textile fabrics--Private collections  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1081590