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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1014 | |
| 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 | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and seated on sled being pulled by team of 5 dogs, all shown in left profile; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of man and dogs which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1015 |  |
| 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 | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting bull moose, shown in right profile engaged in standoff against two wolves, one facing the moose head-on from the front while the second one approaches from the background on the moose's left side; Animals are shown amid short grasses in an otherwise empty landscape; Figures are done in black ink except for wolves' tongues which are red; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1016 |  |
| 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 | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting an Eskimo whale hunting scene with 3 men rowing a skin-covered boat while a fourth man, standing at the prow, spears a whale in the water; Large iceberg is shown in the left background and small birds fill the sky; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of the men and the point at which whale is speared, which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1017 |  |
| 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 | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting nine Eskimo men gathered in circle and holding edges of blanket or skin on which tenth individual is being tossed into air; All men are dressed in parkas; Behind them is shown an inverted skin-covered boat on storage rack, a sled, an elevated dog kennel, and a log house with pair of sled dogs tied next to it; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Entire scene is done in black except for men's mouths which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1018 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Nome | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nome | |
| Maker's Name | James Kivetoruk Moses (1903-1982) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1963 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Illustration board; Ink; Colored pencil | |
| Description | Pen and ink and colored pencil drawing entitled "Old Time Eskimo Belle" depicting waist-length, frontal portrait of Eskimo woman, dressed in parka with the hood pulled down; Woman is shown in 3/4 right profile against multi-colored, sunset sky in background; Signature "Kivetoruk Moses, Nome, Alaska" is handwritten in black ink in upper right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.5, Length = 27.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1020 |  |
| 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. 1955-1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting standing Eskimo woman, shown in full frontal view from the waist up and dressed in hooded parka and carrying small child in the hood of her parka; Inverted skin boat is shown on rack in background to the left and similar empty storage platform is shown to the right; Landscape is otherwise empty except for ice floes shown in distant background, all against gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 20.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1021 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Nome | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Nome | |
| Maker's Name | James Kivetoruk Moses (1903-1982) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1963 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Illustration board; Ink; Colored pencil | |
| Description | Untitled* pen and ink and colored pencil drawing on white illustration board depicting Eskimo legend of how Eskimo dancing began, as also explained in accompanying note by artist; Drawing depicts eagle flying high above earth's surface while holding Eskimo man in its talons, to free himself, man stabbed eagle with his hunting knife, fatally injuring the eagle and forcing it to land; As eagle lay dying, it told man to start dancing using eagle's heartbeat as the rhythm, later to be replaced by a drum beat; Signature" Kivetoruk Moses, Nome, Alaska" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. Label attached to reverse of drawing identifies the artist as being 60 years old. *Moses did several renditions of this painting, sometimes titled “Man and Eagle.†The accompanying explanatory note [in CAS accession file] for this painting, written by Moses’ wife, Bessie, is titled “No. 1 Eskimo.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Length = 39.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0998 |  |
| 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. 1955-1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Caribou hide; Ink | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo woman dressed in parka and shown in full frontal view from waist level up, carrying small child in the hood of her parka; Inverted kayak on rack is shown in background at left and an empty storage platform on the right; Small clouds fill the gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner and "Reindeer Skin" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.5, Length = 10.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0999 |  |
| 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. 1955-1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Ink; Cigarette ashes | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting group of nine Eskimo all dressed in hooded parkas and mukluks and gathered in circle holding skin on blanket on which they are tossing 10th person into air; Rack of drying meat is in left background and inverted skin boat is in right foreground; Ice floes are shown in distant background against cloud and bird-filled sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner and "Seal Skin" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.5, Length = 10.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1000 |  |
| 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. 1955-1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Seal skin; Ink; Cigarette ashes | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and kneeling beside a kayak and aiming a harpoon gun at a seal in the water; Harpoon spear, oar, and dead seal lie in foreground; Ice floes surround area of open water and clouds fill the gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner and "Seal Skin" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.5, Length = 10.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1001 |  |
| 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. 1955-1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on sealskin depicting team of 7 dogs pulling sled on which kayak is loaded, guided by Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka; Dog team and sled are shown coming around a pile of ice chunks, with additional ice floes in background and several linear clouds overhead; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.3, Length = 10.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1002 |  |
| 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. 1955-1961 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting Eskimo man on sled being pulled across winter landscape by single caribou; Snow covered hills are shown in background and several short grasses are shown in foreground; Dog follows behind sled; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.3, Length = 10.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0971 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | San Francisco | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
| Maker's Name | R. C. Gorman (Rudolph Carl Gorman) (1931-2005) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink and watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on white paper, showing two images of young Navajo woman preparing fry bread; At bottom woman is depicted standing while shaping dough into round tortilla shape; At top she is depicted kneeling and about to place bread in iron skillet resting on open fire; Figures are drawn in black ink and painted in flat watercolor wash of pink, brown, and yellow; Signature "R.C. Gorman" is printed in black ink in lower right corner; Painting was produced as card sent to Mr. and Mrs. Elkus; Inside, artist has written "Thank you for the lovely evening - R.C. Gorman, P.S. -- and have a wonderful, wonderful trip --" | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.8, Length = 28.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0980 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
| Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pencil on paper | |
| Description | Untitled drawing on white notepad paper depicting juniper tree with several small bushes around its base; Signature "J. Toddy" is printed in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.7, Length = 12.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0929 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache or Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | James (Jimmy) Mitchell (Che Chilly Nez) (deceased) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | India ink on paper | |
| Description | Pen and ink drawing on white paper entitled "Thunderbird and Fox", depicting stylized bird painted with geometric designs and fox, apparently discussing fate of dead rabbit that lies between them; Overhead is stylized rain cloud with bolt of lightning extending downward; Signature "Che-chilly Nez" and initials "J. M." are printed in black ink in lower right corner; Artist's name "James Mitchell" and title of painting are written in upper left corner on reverse in blue ink. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.7, Length = 27.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0993 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Siberian Yup'ik (Yupik) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Nome | |
| Other Geographic Data | St. Lawrence Island; Village: Gambell | |
| Maker's Name | Florence Napaaq Malewotkuk, (also Florence Nupok, Florence N. Chauncey) (1906-1971) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Seal skin; India ink | |
| Description | Pen and ink drawing on seal skin entitled "Walrus" depicting 5 adult walrus resting on an ice floe; An icy landscape is shown in the foreground and background, against a gray, cloudy sky; Signature "Florence Nupok, Gambell, Alaska" is printed in block letters in lower right corner; Title, artist's name and place of residence are also written in pencil in lower left corner on reverse. This drawing was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1956 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 33.6, Length = 29.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0990 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled engraving on white paper depicting mythological animal (part bird and part quadruped) with 3 heads and 2 birds perched on its back; Image is printed in black ink on plain background; "8/50" is printed below lower left corner and artist's signature "Kenojuak" is handwritten in pencil below lower right corner; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 48.6, Length = 33.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0992 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled engraving on white paper, depicting Eskimo hunter dressed in parka and mukluks, about to spear seal that has just been pulled from water; Igloo is depicted in background; Image is printed in black ink; Print number "12/50" is written in pencil in lower left corner and signature "Kenoyouk" is written in pencil in lower right corner; Embossed stamp of artists' co-op appears in lower right border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.7, Length = 31.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1176 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenoyuak) (1927-2013) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Untitled engraving on white paper depicting duck-like bird shown in left profile striding position, and a seagull-like bird flying right behind it; Both birds are depicted with geometric feather patterns and seagull-like bird has image of polar bear on its side; Both images are printed in black on plain white background; "11/50, Kenojuak" are handwritten in pencil in lower left and lower right corners, respectively, below image; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.6, Length = 31.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1150 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Engraving | |
| Culture | South Baffin Inuit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Baffin Island, Cape Dorset | |
| Maker's Name | Eliyah (Elijah) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Engraving on white paper entitled "Bird With Nest" depicting stylized eagle printed in brown and black standing next to a triangular nest containing 3 eggs, all against plain white background; "Bird With Nest, 15/50, Dorset, 1966, Eliyah" is handwritten in pencil below image, along with undetermined word in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.2, Length = 25.3 | |
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