Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0069 | |
| 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 | |
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on sealskin depicting Eskimo hunter in center holding a harpoon spear whose line is still attached to a seal which he has just killed and pulled from a hole in the ice; In the background is a second man driving a sled with team of dogs, and in the far background are large ice floes; Entire scene is framed on all four sides by strip of dyed red sealskin that is threaded through series of small slits made in support "canvas"; Signature "George Ahgupuk" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.0, Length = 25.0 | |