Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0069 | |
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. 1950 | |
Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
Materials | Seal skin; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on sealskin depicting Eskimo hunter in center holding a harpoon spear whose line is still attached to a seal which he has just killed and pulled from a hole in the ice; In the background is a second man driving a sled with team of dogs, and in the far background are large ice floes; Entire scene is framed on all four sides by strip of dyed red sealskin that is threaded through series of small slits made in support "canvas"; Signature "George Ahgupuk" is printed in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.0, Length = 25.0 |