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Catalog Number

CAS 1999-0014-0001   CAS 1999-0014-0001; Drawing
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Drawing
Culture Inupiat
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Anchorage
Other Geographic Data City: Anchorage
Maker's Name George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tanned reindeer skin; Pencil and colored pencil
Description Untitled pencil and colored pencil drawing on reindeer skin depicting an Eskimo woman dressed in parka and mukluks and carrying small child on her back; Woman is standing alongside a fishing hole cut in the ice and pulling out a small fish and adding it to a small pile of others; Next to her is a harpoon and an ice scoop on her left and a small pouch to her right; A range of low snow-covered mountains is in the background, against a pale blue sky; Signature "George Ahgupuk" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 25.2, Length = 10.1