Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2012-0001-0001 | |
| 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. late 1950s to early 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Reindeer skin; Ink | |
| Description | Pen and ink drawing on tanned and bleached reindeer skin, depicting two polar bears, each standing on separate ice floes but facing each other; One of the bears stands over a freshly killed seal; Background shoes additional ice floes in a partially frozen sea; Canvas is marked “Reindeer skin” in lower left corner, and artist’s signature “Ahgupuk” is printed in ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.5, Length = 10.3 | |