Catalog Number |
CAS 2001-0001-0002 | ![]() |
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. 1980 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Reindeer skin; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on tanned reindeer skin, depicting Inuit man and woman ice fishing; Man at left is holding spear with an ice scoop to his right; Woman is kneeling at right behind an ice block windbreak and is pulling tomcod from a fishing hole in the ice; Small village and snow-covered peaks are shown in background; "Reindeer Skin" is printed in lower left corner; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.9, Length = 19.1 |