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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2001-0001-0004   CAS 2001-0001-0004; Plate
Category Culinary Items; Pottery; Visual Arts
Object Name Plate
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); Viletta's Arts
Date of Manufacture 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Glaze; Pigment
Description Shallow round plate of commercial manufacture; Overall color is white with gold band around rim; Underside of plate has very low footed base; Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Inupiat man or woman riding in sled pulled by single reindeer is reproduced on interior of plate, along with artist's signature, "Ahgupuk"; "Alaska" is printed in large letters at top of plate and "1970" is printed along bottom; Underside of plate is imprinted "Viletta's Arts" with image of artist's palette and the numbers "14 26."
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.2, Max Diam = 21.8