Respecting Non-Western Sacred Objects: An A:shiwi (Zuni) Ahayu:da (war god), the Museum of the American Indian–Heye Foundation, and the Museum of Modern Art
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.
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation Search this
Collection Director:
Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957 Search this
Container:
Box 340, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1985 - 1989
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation Records, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
