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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2001-0003-0002   CAS 2001-0003-0002; 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 a reindeer roundup; 11 men dressed in long parks and aligned in a semicircle are driving a reindeer heard between two fences which converge and open into a circular corral; In foreground is a small dog chasing a long stag and another man is on the ground wrestling a stag; Snow covered scene includes snowy hill in background against a cloud-filled sky; Signature "George Ahgupuk" is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 35.0, Length = 27.3