Catalog Number
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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 | |