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Catalog Number

CAS 2001-0001-0001   CAS 2001-0001-0001; Painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Painting
Culture Inupiat
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Northwest Arctic
Other Geographic Data Village: Kivalina
Maker's Name Jerry Norton (b. 1942)
Date of Manufacture 1962
Collection Name N/A
Materials Paper; Watercolor paints
Description Watercolor painting on white paper, entitled "Coming Home," depicting group of 5 Inuit men sealing in Oomiak with two seals visible in the boat; 6th man in a kayak is also alongside and an iceberg is in the background; Signature "Jerry Norton 62" is printed in lower right corner; Written on reverse is following information, "Returning Home, Jerry Norton, [age] 19, Eskimo, Kivalina, Casein, Feb. 2, 1962."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 33.8, Length = 20.5