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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2012-0005-0001   CAS 2012-0005-0001; 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. 1970-1985
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seal skin; Colored pencil (?); India ink
Description Untitled colored pencil (?) and ink drawing on seal skin, depicting dog sledder and his sled being pulled across a snow-covered landscape by a team of 9 dogs; Blue mountains are shown in the background; Artist’s signature “Ahgupuk” is printed in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 25.3, Length = 10.0