Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1181 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Collage | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Read Island | |
| Maker's Name | Louis Taptuma (Lapluma or Laptuma?) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor and cutouts on paper | |
| Description | Untitled collage and painting on paper depicting landscape scene, possibly of eroding seaside cliffs on sides of volcanoes; Blue sky and blue ocean waters are depicted above and below, respectively, a brown band with vertical gullies and black caprocks; Signature "Louis Taptuma (possibly Lapluma or Laptuma) is handwritten in blue ink on reverse of cardboard backing (same handwriting as for James Taipanak paintings). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.0, Length = 22.4 | |