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Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Earth and Sky

Maud Oakes

American
(1903–1990)

Where The Two Came To Their Father, Earth and Sky
1941

Screenprint
24 x 28 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.1583

In collaboration with Navajo (Diné) Medicine Man Jeff King, ethnologist Maud Oakes produced a series of silkscreens collectively titled Where the Two Came to Their Father, Earth and Sky after observing a Diné war ceremony during World War II conducted by Jeff King. Oakes then reproduced King’s original sand paintings, which were destroyed after the ceremony. The resulting imag shows the ritual journey of the Diné people referencing the celestial bodies of the sky as seen in the top half of the image. Below, the cluster of dwellings, likely hogans, evoke domesticity and community.

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Image of Where the Two Came to Their Father: Navajo War Ceremonial
Where the Two Came to Their Father: Navajo War Ceremonial
1984.1569

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Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Mountain Around Which Moving Was Done
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Mountain Around Which Moving Was Done
1984.1570
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sand Dune Monster
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sand Dune Monster
1984.1571
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Rock That Claps Together
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Rock That Claps Together
1984.1572
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Across Water
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Across Water
1984.1573
Image of From Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House
From Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House
1984.1574
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Lighting Armor House
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Lighting Armor House
1984.1575
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Concerning The Skies
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Concerning The Skies
1984.1576
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Guessing Tests
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Guessing Tests
1984.1577
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Hot Spring
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Hot Spring
1984.1578
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Talking God
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Talking God
1984.1579
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Navaho Mountain
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Navaho Mountain
1984.1580
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Holy Ones Standing On Top of Holy Mountains
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Holy Ones Standing On Top of Holy Mountains
1984.1581
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Twelve Holy People
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Twelve Holy People
1984.1582
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians: Big Bear Painting
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians: Big Bear Painting
1984.1584
Image of Where the Two Came to Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians: Big Snake Painting
Where the Two Came to Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians: Big Snake Painting
1984.1585
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians : Big Thunder Painting
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians : Big Thunder Painting
1984.1586
Image of Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians: Big Wind Painting
Where The Two Came To Their Father, Sun’s House Guardians: Big Wind Painting
1984.1587

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