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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1016   CAS 0370-1016; 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 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