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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1180   CAS 0370-1180; Collage
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Collage
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. Northwest Territories
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Cambridge Bay
Maker's Name James Taipanak
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Watercolor and casein (?) on paper; Glue
Description Untitled collage on paper depicting landscape scene; Alaskan coastline (?) is painted in green and gray with blue ocean shown at bottom of painting; 2 paper cutout figures in shape of standing Eskimos dressed in parkas, pants, and mukluks are placed within the landscape; Collage is unsigned; "Eskimo, Cambridge Bay, 40 yrs." is handwritten in ink on reverse of blue paper backing (same handwriting as for Louis Taptuma paintings).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 30.1, Length = 22.1