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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1009   CAS 0370-1009; 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 polar bear standing upright over a seal carcass on an ice flow, while a second polar bear watches from open water nearby; Large iceberg shown in distance and small group of birds is depicting in sky; Ice flow and snow draft are depicted in foreground; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3