Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1177 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Northwest Arctic | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Kivalina | |
| Maker's Name | Jerry Norton (b. 1942) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 07 April 1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Painting on white paper, entitled "Successful Hunt", depicting 7 men returning from a seal hunt; 3 men are unloading the skin-covered umiak while 2 others stand to the right side holding their bow and harpoon and the remaining 2 kneel among the seals and tools that have been unloaded; 5 seals lie in the foreground or in the boat; Body of open water is shown behind boat, with ice blocks and snow drifts ringing its shoreline in the background; Signature "Jerry Norton 61" is printed in green ink in lower right corner along with image of feather. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 50.0, Length = 29.7 | |