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CAS 2019-0004-0055 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Book | |
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| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Myanmar (Burma) | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Hand made paper; Ink | |
| Description | Small book of tattoo designs; Pages are continuous with one another, and are attached accordion style to the front and back of the book, which are formed of thick wooden panels; Exterior of panels are decorated with elephants in bas relief. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.5, Width = 9.9, Length = 16.9 | |
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CAS 2017-0003-0006 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Absaroke (Crow) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
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| Maker's Name | Earl Biss (1947-1998) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1979 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
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| Description | Serigraph entitled “Ladies in the Morning Sunâ€; Image depicts four women on horses against a primarily light blue background; Slightly left of center, a rising sun is depicted by a bright orange disk, encircled in shades of red and pink, above thick bands of pink and orange; Two women face the sun, with only the back of their heads and backs visible; Two other women are shown in profile, facing right, with their faces lacking detail; All four the women wear beige textiles across their shoulders and backs, accented by designs in blue, yellow, and red; The bodies of the horses are primarily black, but are slightly obscured by various accents of pink, purple, orange that cover the bottom 1/3 of the image, depicting the colors of the sunrise; Title written in pencil lower center; From a limited edition of 60; Dated “ 79’ †and signed by the artist in blue pencil in upper right; Numbered “45/60†in pencil, lower left; Published by P&M Graphics. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 73.2, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 55.8 | |
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CAS 2003-0001-0002 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Picture frame | |
| Culture | Anglo-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Anchorage | |
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Eagle River, 14 miles north of Anchorage | |
| Maker's Name | Alaska Woodcraft | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood (white birch?); Metal; Glue; Varnish | |
| Description | Rectangular picture frame with beveled edges and slightly rounded corners, probably made of white birch and nailed and glued at the corners and lightly varnished; Frame was on drawing CAS 2003-0001-0001 when the drawing was accessioned by CAS; Frame probably manufactured by Alaskan company, Alcraft, which produced a variety of items for the commercial market, often including artwork by Native Alaskan artists as part of the object. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.0, Thickness = 3.2, Length = 22.9 | |
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CAS 2002-0005-0012 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Picture frame | |
| Culture | Anglo-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New York | |
| County | New York | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: New York (Manhattan) | |
| Maker's Name | American Artists Group | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1937-1942 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Oak wood; Glass; Nails; Metal fasteners; Cardboard; Paper | |
| Description | Rectangular picture frame made from four strips of wood that are nailed together at each corner; Open front is fitted with piece of clear glass; Open reverse is fitted with piece of corrugated cardboard held in place by 6 silver metal hinges that can be swung to the side to remove cardboard and change piece of framed artwork; Edges of wooden frame are also fitted with two notched metal bars for hanging frame on wall in either horizontal or vertical position; Paper imprinted with instructions for using frame and information about American Artists Group is glued to back of cardboard insert; This frame was sold by the American Artists’ Group with or without framed prints or cards by member artists, including Native Alaskan artist, George Ahgupuk; The frames were designed to allow for easily changing the artwork that was being displayed. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.4, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 21.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0958 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Anglo-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Anna Barry (1907-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Anna Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husband’s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1061 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph | |
| Culture | Anglo-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Anna Barry (1907-2001) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Serigraph on white paper entitled "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" depicting large group of pueblo men and women in ceremonial dress (women in black woven dresses and head tabletas) dancing in plaza while two Koshares (clowns) in foreground mimicking the dancers; Kiva structure is in background; Painting is done in realistic, European style; Title and signature "Barry" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right borders, respectively; Some of Barry serigraphs were apparently copied from her husband’s drawings and paintings; "Corn Dance, Santo Domingo" was copied from a similar work by Moskowitz entitled "The Corn Dance" and published in 1949 (republished 1993). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.5, Length = 15.2 | |
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CAS 2002-0005-0008A-FF |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Playing cards | |
| Culture | Anglo-American and Siberian Yup'ik (Yupik) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Anchorage | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
| Maker's Name | Bering Sea Originals, Florence Napaaq Malewotkuk, (also Florence Nupok, Florence N. Chauncey) (1906-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Commercially manufactured deck of 32 playing cards (4 each of 7s through aces in standard suits of hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades); Each card bears reproduced image of pen and ink drawing of Siberian Husky dog by Bering Sea Eskimo artist, Florence Malewotkuk; Image is detail from a larger image that was also reproduced on place mats and coasters by the same company; Reproduced signature "Florence Malewotkuk", the words "Bering Sea Originals", the initials "KR" (Kay Roberts), and the copyright symbol are imprinted in lower left corner of each card. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.2, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 8.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2002-0005-0009A-FF |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Playing cards | |
| Culture | Anglo-American and Siberian Yup'ik (Yupik) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Anchorage | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
| Maker's Name | Bering Sea Originals, Florence Napaaq Malewotkuk, (also Florence Nupok, Florence N. Chauncey) (1906-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Commercially manufactured deck of 32 playing cards (4 each of 7s through aces in standard suits of hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades); Each card bears reproduced image of pen and ink drawing of two running polar bears by Bering Sea Eskimo artist, Florence Malewotkuk; Image is detail from a larger image that was also reproduced on place mats and coasters by the same company; Reproduced signature "Florence Malewotkuk", the words "Bering Sea Originals", the initials "KR" (Kay Roberts), and the copyright symbol are imprinted in lower left corner of each card. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.2, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 8.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0001 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land; Village: Oenpelli Mission | |
| Maker's Name | Badjarai | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Watercolor paints or earth pigments; Native cordage | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "Two Mythical People", depicting the Dreamtime legend of a woman named Akurindipa and her husband, who lived in a place called Mangongon and who later transformed themselves into two large rocks; Scene is depicted with two stylized human figures standing with a tree between them; Images are done in white and mustard yellow pigments or watercolors against a plain rust brown background; Peeled sticks are lashed with native cordage to front of panel along both side edges to prevent warping. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 65.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 42.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2005-0006-0002 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land; Village: Oenpelli Aboriginal Mission | |
| Maker's Name | Mangudja | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Pigments; Wood; Native cordage | |
| Description | Pigment painting on flattened strip of eucalyptus bark titled, "Mimi Women Dancing Yam Danceâ€, depicting two very tall and thin women dancing amid yam vines; All figures are first painted in white and then further embellished with brown and mustard brown pigments, all on a plain brown background; Stripped and peeled wooden rods are secured along both top and bottom edges of eucalyptus panel with four short pieces of native cordage to prevent warping. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 27.7, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 41.1 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0003 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Groote Eylandt; Angurugu | |
| Maker's Name | Neikungapa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Watercolor paints or earth pigments | |
| Description | Painting on flat sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "Journey of the Mythical Sawfish", telling the story of a sawfish that dug the Angurugu River across Groote Eylandt; Painting is done in white, mustard yellow, and rust brown pigments on a black background and depicts two sawfish excavating a water channel. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 47.1, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 68.1 | |
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CAS 2005-0006-0004 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Groote Eylandt; Angurugu | |
| Maker's Name | Galiowa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Watercolor paints or earth pigments | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "Mosquito", depicting large stylized image of a single mosquito with its wings spread and shown with 5 legs; Image is done in rust brown, mustard yellow, and white pigments or watercolors against a plain black background; Short edges of bark panel are irregularly cut, including two short projecting tabs along one edge. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 48.6, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 32.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2005-0006-0005 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land; Village: Oenpelli Mission | |
| Maker's Name | Ngulei | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Watercolor paints or earth pigments; Native cordage | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "The Legend of Tor Rock", depicting a legendary tale about a man named Wuragag, (who turned himself into a snake) and the creation of Nimbuwar Rock; Depicted is a snake, a mythological creature, and various geometric shapes (see brief account of legend in accession folder); Image is done in rust brown, mustard yellow, white, and black pigments or watercolors against a plain rust brown background; Peeled sticks are lashed with native cordage to front of panel along upper and lower edges to prevent warping. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 27.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 59.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0006 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Mornington Island | |
| Maker's Name | Goobalathaldin (Dick Roughsey) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Earth pigments; Peeled sticks; Native cordage | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark, titled "The Coming of the Balamando", depicting the legend of the first people to settle on Mornington Island; Scene is depicted with three stylized human figures, representing Marnbill, the group's leader, his wife, Gin-Gin, and her uncle, Diwaliwal, who named places and edible foods all over the island; Pictured above them are various kinds of fish and below them are a raft and paddles; Scene is done in white, mustard yellow, black, gray, and rust brown pigments; Signature "Goobalathaldin" is written in black pigment along lower edge of painting and the year "66" is painted in lower left corner; Peeled sticks are positioned along upper and lower edges to front and back of panel and the two pieces of each pair lashed together at their ends with native cordage to prevent warping; Complete account of legend is handwritten by artist on piece of paper that is glued to reverse of painting; See CAS 2005-0006-0035 for western-style interpretation of this same legend by this same artist; NOTE: Bark paintings are not traditionally done on Mornington Island, but this artist taught himself from anthropology books and then asked his elders to tell him stories from that region. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.3, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 47.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0029 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territory | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Groote Eylandt: Umbakumba Aboriginal Mission | |
| Maker's Name | Terrunga | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark titled "Crayfish", depicting pair of crayfish in colors of rust brown, white, yellow, and black, among several stylized aquatic plants, all against a plain black background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.4, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 27.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0030 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Groote Eylandt: Angurugu Aboriginal Mission | |
| Maker's Name | Larry | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Painting on flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark titled "Sharks", depicting pair of sharks and two other fish, all colored mustard yellow with black and white band just behind their heads and at base of tail and fins, all on background of alternating black, white, mustard yellow, and rust brown diagonal stripes; Signature "Larry" is printed in white chalk on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 22.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2005-0006-0035 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Mornington Island | |
| Maker's Name | Goobalathaldin (aka Dick Roughsey) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Masonite; Commercial paint | |
| Description | Painting on masonite entitled "Mornington Island Legend", painted in a western style and depicting the aboriginal legend of Marnbill, his wife Ging-Gin, and her uncle, Diwaliwal, the first people to inhabit Mornington Island; After the three of them named various places on the island, as well as edible plants, Marnbill found his wife and her uncle in a sexual tryst and killed the uncle; Marnbill ascended into the sky, but as he left he cursed his wife and her uncle and any children their union might produce; Depicted in this painting are two scenes, the first showing the three arriving on the island and going about naming places and plants, and the second one showing Marnbill killing his wife's uncle; Painting is inscribed "To Paul from Goobalathaldin" in lower right corner; See CAS 2005-0006-0006 for a traditional bark painting of this same legend by the same artist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 50.9, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 16.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2005-0006-0039 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Arnhem Land | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Natural pigments | |
| Description | Painting on flattened eucalyptus bark panel depicting single image of stingray fish in colors of white, pink, mustard, yellow, and black, against black background; Fish is depicted swimming through water represented by alternating dashed lines in colors of rust brown and white against black background; Rectangular area in each corner of panel is painted with white dashes. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.9, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 27.1 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2006-0003-0021 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Pigments | |
| Description | Pigment painting on flattened strip of eucalyptus bark, depicting school of black fish of various sizes swimming from all directions toward a circular black area in center of painting; The fish are on a background of alternating white and rust brown swirls that probably represent water; Unpainted band along all four edges of bark strip frames the painting; Top and bottom of panel are sandwiched between two halves of peeled and split wooden rods whose ends are tied together with narrow strips of bark. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 33.8, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 64.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0004-0087 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Bark painting | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Pigments | |
| Description | Painting on a flattened sheet of eucalyptus bark; Painting shows five people standing on a boat painted in colors of rust brown, white, yellow, and black; Body of boat and sail are painted in fine line and geometric patterns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.2, Width = 32.0, Length = 32.5 | |
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