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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1005   CAS 0370-1005; Drawing
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 armed with spear and approaching polar bear which is holding a seal carcass under its paw; Dog is also approaching from background; Snow drifts are shown in foreground and background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 20.3, Length = 12.7