Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2001-0001-0004 | |
| 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 | |