Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1020 | |
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 | Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting standing Eskimo woman, shown in full frontal view from the waist up and dressed in hooded parka and carrying small child in the hood of her parka; Inverted skin boat is shown on rack in background to the left and similar empty storage platform is shown to the right; Landscape is otherwise empty except for ice floes shown in distant background, all against gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 20.5 |