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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1999-0014-0003   CAS 1999-0014-0003; 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. 1950
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tanned reindeer skin; Pencil and colored pencil
Description Untitled pencil and colored pencil drawing on reindeer skin depicting polar bear standing atop large ice block eating its prey of a seal, while pair of sea birds fly overhead; Bear is looking to the right out over open water; Large ice blocks are shown in the background and to the left, against a pale blue, cloud-filled sky; Signature "George Ahgupuk" is printed in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 25.2, Length = 10.2