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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2001-0003-0001   CAS 2001-0003-0001; 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. 1950-1955
Collection Name N/A
Materials Reindeer skin; Ink
Description Untitled pen and ink drawing on white tanned reindeer skin depicting winter scene showing an elevated log hut with a overturned skin boat and a sled atop a woodpile; Several wooden stakes for tying the sled dogs protrude from the snow in the foreground; Snow covered hills are shown in background, against a cloud-filled sky; Signature "George Ahgupuk" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 34.7, Length = 27.3