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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0005-0005   CAS 2002-0005-0005; 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 Paper; Ink
Description Untitled pen and ink and ink wash drawing on white paper depicting man in kayak approaching polar bear standing on ice floe; Man is poised with spear and two seals or walruses are swimming in the water; Numerous birds are in flight in the background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is written in script in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 20.3, Length = 12.6