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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0005-0003   CAS 2002-0005-0003; 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 Robert Mayokok (1903-1983)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Rabbit skin; Ink
Description Untitled pen and ink and ink wash drawing on irregularly shaped tanned rabbit skin, depicting a blanket toss scene; Five men or women are shown in foreground, each grasping edges of a round skin or blanket while a 6th individual is being tossed into the air; Low, snow-covered mountains are shown in the background and three small birds are shown in flight in the sky; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is written in script in lower right corner; Reverse side of skin still has its brown colored fur intact.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 25.0, Length = ca. 38.0